Former NFL player from Altamonte Springs offers success tips to young athletes in new book
ANNOUNR:CE NOW, WESH 2 WORDS. KENDRA: A FORMER LAKE BRANTLEY STAND OUT IS USING HIS PLATFORM AS A FORMER NFL PLAYER TO GIVE BACK TO THE COMMUNITY HELLO I’M KENDRA DOUGLAS. I CAUGHT UP WITH RUNNING BACK TION GREEN, AS THE NEW AUTHOR HOPES HE CAN CONVINCE UP AND COMING ATHLETES TO TAKE NOTES FROM HIS BOOK. >> I WOKE UP ONE DAY KENDRA AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, ’WHY AM I >> -- HERE?’ >> IT’S A QUESTION FORMER NFL RUNNINBAG CKIO TN GREEN HAD TO ASK HIMSELF WHEN FIGURING OUT HIS OWN WHAT’S NEXT. >> AS A KID I ALWAYS WANTED TO PLAY IN THE NFL, AND I LEARNED THAT NFL MEANS NOT FOR LONG. >> A BULLDOZER FOR LAKE BRANTLEY, THEN A STAR FOR THE CINCINNATI BEARCATS, GREEN TOOK HIS STRENGTH ALL THE WAY TO THE NFL. FANS MAY KNOW HIM AS THE HUSTLER, PUSHING HIMSELF TO -- RUSHING FOR T AOUCHDOWN, BUT NOW HIS ATHLETES KNOW HIM AS COACH. >> I THINK IT’S IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GIVE BACK TO THE COUNY,ITMM BECAUSE SERVING YOUR HIGHER PURPOSE FOR THE YOUTH, I MNEA THEY ARE OUR FUTURE. >> TION DOESN’T WANT TO JUST HELP ATHLETES ON THE FIELDHE, WANTS TO HELP ATHLETES OFF THE YID ASEL WELL -- FIELD AS WELL WITH HIS NEW BOOK. IT’S A JOURNAL THAT ALLOWS ATHLETES TO DOCUMENT THEIR PROGRESS AS THEY COMPETE TO WORK AT THE NEXT LEVEL. >> ITS I A PROCESS EVERY DAY REWRITING THAT PROGRAM, AND THE GUIDELINES IN THIS BOOK, THOSE QUOTES, TIPS AND HINTS THAT I LEAVE IN THE BOOK ISHA WT KEEPS YOU ON POINT AND KEEPS YOU GOG.IN ANDREW: -- KENDRA TION GREEN’S : PLAYBOOK TO MANIFESTING YOUR DREAMS TAPS INTO THE GUIDELINES THE NFL PREACHED TO HIM AS A ROOKIE. IT’S SOMETHING HE WISHES NOW THAT HE WOULD’VE GRASPED MORE WHEN HE WAS ACTIVE IN THE LEAGUE. >> WHEN I WAS DONE WITH THE NFL I WASN’T PREPAREDBE, CAUSE I DIDN’T PAY ATTENTION. AND IT WAS THEN WHEN THE NFL WAS DONE I DIDN’T KNOW WHAT TO DO AND I WAS KIND OF LIKE, ’WHAT DO I DO NEXT?’ AND THAT’S WHAT ENCOURAGED ME TO WRITE THIS BOOK. INDRA: -- KENDRA: EVEN THOUGH IT HAS TAKEN GREEN A WHILE TO ACCEPTHI TS NEW ROLE, IT’S ONE THAT HE ISN’T GIVING UP ON ANYTIME SOON. >> MY PERSONAL GOAL AT LIFE IS TO REMAIN AT PEACE, AND TO REMAIN AT PEACE AT SERVING MY HIGHER PURPOSE, AND THAT’EACHS ONE, TEACH O.NE HELPING ANOTHER, KNOWING THAT WE’RE ALL CONNECTED AS ONE
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Former NFL player from Altamonte Springs offers success tips to young athletes in new book
After hanging up his cleats, former NFL running back Tion Green had to figure out what was next for him and his career. "As a kid, I always wanted to play in the NFL," Green said. "I learned that NFL means ‘not for long.'"Green was once a bulldozer for Lake Brantley and transitioned to becoming a leader for the Cincinnati Bearcats before playing at the professional level. Fans will know Green as the hustler rushing in for a touchdown, but now his athletes know him as coach. "I think it's important for me to give back to the community,” Green said. "Because it’s serving your higher purpose for the youth. They are our future."Green doesn't want to just help athletes on the field though. He wants to help them off the field, as well, and he is doing that through his new book.Tion Green's Playbook to Manifesting Your Dreams taps into the guidelines the NFL preached to Green as a rookie. It's something he wishes now that he would have grasped more when he was active in the League. "It's a process every day," Green said. "This guideline in this book ... those quotes, tips and hints that I leave in the book is what keeps you on point and keeps you going."And even though it has taken some time for Green to accept his new role, he's hoping that with his new book he can continue to strive to be the best coach and motivator his athletes can have. "My personal goal at life is to remain at peace," Green said. “Helping another knowing that we're all connected as one and we're all family, forget about me. I love serving that higher purpose."
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After hanging up his cleats, former NFL running back Tion Green had to figure out what was next for him and his career.
"As a kid, I always wanted to play in the NFL," Green said. "I learned that NFL means ‘not for long.'"
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Green was once a bulldozer for Lake Brantley and transitioned to becoming a leader for the Cincinnati Bearcats before playing at the professional level. Fans will know Green as the hustler rushing in for a touchdown, but now his athletes know him as coach.
"I think it's important for me to give back to the community,” Green said. "Because it’s serving your higher purpose for the youth. They are our future."
Green doesn't want to just help athletes on the field though. He wants to help them off the field, as well, and he is doing that through his new book.
Tion Green's Playbook to Manifesting Your Dreams taps into the guidelines the NFL preached to Green as a rookie. It's something he wishes now that he would have grasped more when he was active in the League.
"It's a process every day," Green said. "This guideline in this book ... those quotes, tips and hints that I leave in the book is what keeps you on point and keeps you going."
And even though it has taken some time for Green to accept his new role, he's hoping that with his new book he can continue to strive to be the best coach and motivator his athletes can have.
"My personal goal at life is to remain at peace," Green said. “Helping another knowing that we're all connected as one and we're all family, forget about me. I love serving that higher purpose."
