Welcome to John Gordon's Positive University podcast. My name is Daniel Decker. I'm the co-host of

Positive You and on this episode John Talks with Chris Heron. Chris is a former professional basketball player with a powerfully moving story.

Rolling Stones profiled him, 60 minutes interviewed him, and the Denver Nuggets drafted him.

When the Boston Celtics acquired his contract, he lived the dream of every Massachusetts

kid, but off the court, Chris was secretly crumbling, as his alcohol and drug abuse escalated

and his life spiraled out of control. He nearly lost everything and everyone he loved and one day for a time he can't remember he even lost his life.

Chris's life is more than a cautionary tale. Listen all the way through to hear the rest of the story.

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Get the details and sign up at John Gordon coaching.com. That's J-O-N-G-O-N-G-O-N-C-C-O-G-T-C-O-T-C-O-T-C-T-O-T-O-T-T-O-T-O-T-T-O-T-T-T-O-T-O-T-O-T-T-O-T John Gordon with positive university and today my guest is Chris Heron.

Chris the first time that I heard about you I was actually with my friend Billy

Donovan and he said you had just spoken to his team he said it was one of the most powerful talks he's ever heard.

Do you remember what you talked about

and tell us about the power of your talk?

You know, Billy D is a dear friend. He, you know, I've known him since I was probably 15 years old.

I looked up to him as a child and then was recruited by him in high school. So it was an honor for me to go back to University of Florida and tell my story. I, you know, at that time in my speaking career, the focus was on my on me. It was on my story and what I've gone through and in my road to recovery and as well as my

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