Darius Charles - I Was Creating A World Where Opportunities Would Come My Way

This week I’m delighted to bring you a chat with someone who grabs life by both hands, former footballer Darius Charles. Darius retired from professional footballer just a matter of weeks ago after playing professionally for sixteen years for the likes of Wycombe Wanderers, Brentford and most recently, AFC Wimbledon. We talk about how he feels about that and also the journey football has taken him on personally. His mum had him when she was sixteen years old and Darius has had plenty of obstacles over his life that he has managed to overcome and use as the energy he brings to everyone he meets. We had this conversation in a recording studio close to where Darius spent a large part of his childhood, in Hanwell, West London. Darius is currently being followed by a documentary crew and our conversation in the studio will be part of a programme called ’Sidelines’, which will be out later in the year. I got to know Darius about a year ago and since then I’ve always enjoyed and looked forward to every conversation we have ever had. As he says himself, he’s a very fiery character and I think by the end of this conversation you will see how he is using that desire in a positive way, a passion that will change lives. We talk about role models, creating opportunities and being self-sufficient, the fear of your career always being one manager’s decision away from ending as well as dealing with being loaned out and Injured. But we start with that difficult decision to hang up his boots. Show Notes: Brentford Football Club - Helen Keller - Scott Fitzgerald - Thurrock Football Club - Nathan Broome - Gareth Ainsworth - Graham Westley - Social Identity Theory - Paulo Coelho book ’The Alchemist’ - Don Miguel Ruiz book ’The Four Agreements’ - The Last Dance - Michael Jordan - Bill Cartwright - Chicago Bulls - Steve Kerr - Phil Jackson’s book ‘Eleven Rings’ - Jay Shetty’s Podcast - Jake Humphrey's High Performance Podcast - Steven Bartlett’s Podcast - Erwin Valencia’s Podcast Episode - Maya Angelou - Kendrick Lamar - More About Darius Charles: Instagram - Twitter - LinkedIn - Wikipedia - Listen &

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Darius Charles - I Was Creating A World Where Opportunities Would Come My Way is an episode from The Ben Ryan Podcast by Sport Podcast Network.

This episode is 64:56 long.

This episode was published on May 11, 2022.

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