105: Anthony Trucks | How Many People will be at your Funeral?
The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena
Spartan Races
4.7 • 870 Ratings
🗓️ 23 August 2016
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
His first memory is the moment his mother gave him away. Former NFL player, Anthony Trucks, wants to matter because his first memory in life was feeling like he didn’t. At 14 a harsh remark by a girl in school shocked him into self awareness. Sheer force of will it set him on a course that has defined his life to the present day as a successful business owner, athlete speaker & author.
Lessons:
1. Live a life that will produce a huge turn out at your funeral.
2. If you think the hand you’ve been dealt is an excuse, think again.
3. Practice effortless effort--that activity that resonates so deeply with you that the work you do starts to feel effortless.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome back Spartan Up podcast. We got Sefra, myself, David Deluca, Johnny Waite, and the one and only Joe. |
| 0:06.0 | Tony Trucks, we're talking about Tony. And Marion, and Marion, can't forget Marion. |
| 0:10.3 | Communist. |
| 0:11.3 | Tony Trucks, amazing guy. Communist. |
| 0:15.0 | Tony Trucks, amazing guy. His story is going to bring you to tears. |
| 0:17.0 | We are here for Spartan Up Podcast. We are in what town are we in San Francisco? |
| 0:27.4 | No, but this little town here what is this? Oh man this is a district |
| 0:31.2 | that's actually the city of San Francisco. |
| 0:33.0 | This is not the mission. |
| 0:35.0 | I don't even know. |
| 0:36.0 | Could him tell you exactly this little area. |
| 0:38.0 | We are with Tony Truck, super personality, ex-NFL player. |
| 0:42.0 | He's got an incredible story here in San Francisco and I want to hear more. Tell me about your childhood. |
| 0:49.0 | Not a very fun one. So like my first memory of life is three years old actually nearby city |
| 0:55.5 | called Martinez. My mom actually gave me away. I remember like her like bending down |
| 1:00.0 | giving me a kiss handed me off to my social worker, walked me to a black |
| 1:03.8 | crown Victoria and then I get in the car. There's my three siblings in a |
| 1:07.0 | back seat and then we drive off. It's pretty much like my first memory of |
| 1:10.6 | life. And when the first three years... Pretty traumatic. first I can say it but when I get into the feelings of it it's not good. |
| 1:22.6 | Like I've actually like when I give speeches I do have to go back there and it's |
| 1:26.7 | it becomes a little gut wrench and it's like most kids are first members |
| 1:30.1 | a good one are positive but mine's like horrible the next three years or like |
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