With his father dedicating his life to seeing that his son plays professional baseball, Danny Collins is selected to play Minor League Baseball as a late-round draft pick under the Atlanta Braves organization. As a potential prospect to play for the major leagues, Danny's partying and drug addiction catch up to him - causing him to lose everything and eventually find himself spending 10 years in the Florida State Prison System. Listen to Danny's crazy life story unfold: from being at the top of the world to hitting rock bottom. This heartbreaking story will leave you inspired by his will to turn his life around.
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00:00 Intro
01:05 Childhood
10:39 High School and Baseball
14:41 Drinking wanting to fit in inability to cope, lack of parental guidance.
18:43 Baseball
24:25 Drafted to the Atlanta Braves-
34:16 Minor Leagues
38:36 Groupies
40:15 Chasing nightlife, his roommate was Steve Pearce.
42:04 Where it went wrong
47:01 Covering up his wrongdoings
49:21 What led to prison
52:44 Rock Bottom, High Speed Chase and Near-Death Car Crash
1:02:21 Charges
1:05:37 Second Chance- Independent baseball, getting married, and relapse and rehab scam. Moved back home.
1:11:35 Arrested by Parents
1:17:08 Prison experience- Work camp, modern-day slavery
1:25:05 Prison Stories- Bribing guards, cellphones, guards arrested.
1:29:29 Married in Prison
1:32:05 Bullied inmate strikes back.
1:38:04 Bunky got attacked
1:40:12 Time served and getting clean
1:42:35 Life after Prison
1:47:26 Helping his community
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