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Tim Medvetz

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519 total appearances

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We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

Well, then I, you know, got my driver's license and then, you know, continued getting arrested, but for more fighting, things like that, not drugs. Well, you were drinking, and if you're drinking and doing drugs, you're fighting. Correct. Anyway, 18. You were winning. I was losing. Yeah, I guess I was winning. Yes, you were. Because I never crashed my car. Nobody got hurt.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

Well, then I, you know, got my driver's license and then, you know, continued getting arrested, but for more fighting, things like that, not drugs. Well, you were drinking, and if you're drinking and doing drugs, you're fighting. Correct. Anyway, 18. You were winning. I was losing. Yeah, I guess I was winning. Yes, you were. Because I never crashed my car. Nobody got hurt.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

Well, then I, you know, got my driver's license and then, you know, continued getting arrested, but for more fighting, things like that, not drugs. Well, you were drinking, and if you're drinking and doing drugs, you're fighting. Correct. Anyway, 18. You were winning. I was losing. Yeah, I guess I was winning. Yes, you were. Because I never crashed my car. Nobody got hurt.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

I ended up going to jail. I didn't get arrested for drugs again. Um, 18 moved into New York city, got a job bouncing at the nightclubs, you know, and then, you know, when you're a bouncer in nightclubs, you know, the whole drinking and drugging doesn't really work. You know, you gotta be on top of your game and New York city, you're fighting every single night, throwing people out of the clubs.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

I ended up going to jail. I didn't get arrested for drugs again. Um, 18 moved into New York city, got a job bouncing at the nightclubs, you know, and then, you know, when you're a bouncer in nightclubs, you know, the whole drinking and drugging doesn't really work. You know, you gotta be on top of your game and New York city, you're fighting every single night, throwing people out of the clubs.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

I ended up going to jail. I didn't get arrested for drugs again. Um, 18 moved into New York city, got a job bouncing at the nightclubs, you know, and then, you know, when you're a bouncer in nightclubs, you know, the whole drinking and drugging doesn't really work. You know, you gotta be on top of your game and New York city, you're fighting every single night, throwing people out of the clubs.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

So and then 21 years old, moved to Brazil, started training with the Gracie brothers. I wanted to be a big cage fighter. And that kept me down in Rio for two years of my life. And then my life went on to travel in the world. And then when I was 28, I came out to California, packed up the motorcycle, put the old lady on the back.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

So and then 21 years old, moved to Brazil, started training with the Gracie brothers. I wanted to be a big cage fighter. And that kept me down in Rio for two years of my life. And then my life went on to travel in the world. And then when I was 28, I came out to California, packed up the motorcycle, put the old lady on the back.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

So and then 21 years old, moved to Brazil, started training with the Gracie brothers. I wanted to be a big cage fighter. And that kept me down in Rio for two years of my life. And then my life went on to travel in the world. And then when I was 28, I came out to California, packed up the motorcycle, put the old lady on the back.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

Drove out here, pulled into LA, didn't know anybody, had it figured we had enough money to last us about six months. And then we would go back to New York. And then six months turned into, I've been out here for like 25 years now. How bad did the drug thing get? It didn't. It was bad when I was, you know, from basically 13 to 15. 15 is when it really like peaked. Right.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

Drove out here, pulled into LA, didn't know anybody, had it figured we had enough money to last us about six months. And then we would go back to New York. And then six months turned into, I've been out here for like 25 years now. How bad did the drug thing get? It didn't. It was bad when I was, you know, from basically 13 to 15. 15 is when it really like peaked. Right.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

Drove out here, pulled into LA, didn't know anybody, had it figured we had enough money to last us about six months. And then we would go back to New York. And then six months turned into, I've been out here for like 25 years now. How bad did the drug thing get? It didn't. It was bad when I was, you know, from basically 13 to 15. 15 is when it really like peaked. Right.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

And then after that, it never became a problem. It was, you know, get get high, drink on a Saturday night, back in the gym Monday morning, back to work. You know, that was kind of how it's been, you know, for my entire adult life. So tell me about the accident. So fast forward, I'm living out in Los Angeles and I'm in the Helsinki Motorcycle Club. Best times of my life. Life is great.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

And then after that, it never became a problem. It was, you know, get get high, drink on a Saturday night, back in the gym Monday morning, back to work. You know, that was kind of how it's been, you know, for my entire adult life. So tell me about the accident. So fast forward, I'm living out in Los Angeles and I'm in the Helsinki Motorcycle Club. Best times of my life. Life is great.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

And then after that, it never became a problem. It was, you know, get get high, drink on a Saturday night, back in the gym Monday morning, back to work. You know, that was kind of how it's been, you know, for my entire adult life. So tell me about the accident. So fast forward, I'm living out in Los Angeles and I'm in the Helsinki Motorcycle Club. Best times of my life. Life is great.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

I'm building motorcycles. I'm in Los Angeles. I heard you're building them for celebrities. Oh, man. You did so many. So many. Did you ever build one for Johnny Depp?

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

I'm building motorcycles. I'm in Los Angeles. I heard you're building them for celebrities. Oh, man. You did so many. So many. Did you ever build one for Johnny Depp?

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

I'm building motorcycles. I'm in Los Angeles. I heard you're building them for celebrities. Oh, man. You did so many. So many. Did you ever build one for Johnny Depp?

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

No, actually. Never built one for Johnny. Nicholas Cage? Nicholas Cage, absolutely. Well, that's only because Nicholas Cage. Nicholas Cage will get a dollar in his pocket and it flies right out of the pocket. Yeah. Right. Yeah. That guy's never seen anything that he didn't want to buy. Yeah.

We're Out of Time
How Tim Medvetz Turned Pain Into Purpose | The Heroes Project

No, actually. Never built one for Johnny. Nicholas Cage? Nicholas Cage, absolutely. Well, that's only because Nicholas Cage. Nicholas Cage will get a dollar in his pocket and it flies right out of the pocket. Yeah. Right. Yeah. That guy's never seen anything that he didn't want to buy. Yeah.