The TRANSFORMATION power of a COFFEE BEAN with Damon West

Show Notes:Damon realizes that every day is a gift and often times it's even hard for him to understand his journeyGrew up in Port Arthur, TX where his dad, Bob West, was the Sports Editor for the "Port Arthur News" and he describes Port Arthur as a melting potIt wasn't until he was around 11 years old that he realized he could throw the football really wellWhen he was 9, a female babysitter sexually abused him which ultimately led him to seek out adult vices such as drinking and smoking marijuanaWould attend the University of North Texas on a football scholarship as the starting QBAddiction to methamphetamine would derail his post-college career in the financial sector and he would resort to burglarizing people's homes to pay for his addictionHe would be sentenced to 65 years in prison in 2009 and heard the message of the coffee bean from an inmate (Mr. Jackson) in the county jail before he was moved to a Texas maximum-security prisonWas paroled in 2016 and wrote his first book and autobiography called "The Change Agent" which is now being made into a movieSports has taught him to be a team player and to be a successful team you have to be able to communicate and bond with sports providing that outlet and sports is part of something bigger than just gamesWords of Wisdom from Damon West: "Be a coffee bean."To Subscribe to YouTube Channel: Rich Take On SportsTo Follow Rich Take On Sports on Twitter: @richtakesportsTo Follow Richmond Weaver on Twitter: @richmondweaverTo Follow Rich Take On Sports on Instagram: @richtakeonsportsTo Follow Richmond Weaver on Instagram: @richmondweaver93To Follow Rich Take On Sports on Facebook: @richtakeonsportsTo Follow Damon West on Twitter: @damonwest7To Follow Damon West on Instagram: @damonwest7To Learn more about Damon West: Damon WestTo Purchase "The Coffee Bean" book: The Coffee BeanFeatured Image Photo Credit: Damon West and Dallas News