REMATCH Apparel. For the people!

Hey all!
     My name is Alex Schlopy and I'm best known as a professional skier of 10 years. I am less well known for surviving suicide and drug addiction...

Long story short:

     After winning some of the biggest events in the world during my ski career, which include the World Championship title, along with X Games, and Dew Tour champion titles, I always felt the need to be the absolute best person possible for my fans and friends, and family.

     I succeeded for a little while, however, I eventually felt like my efforts were not significant and I was very hard on myself.

     My serious downfall began once I missed the Olympics by less than half a point in 2014. After that, I quickly was thrown to the dumps by the ski industry and I quickly started to torture myself with drugs, alcohol and depression.

I threw my career away...

     Trying to maintain a level head and using drugs at the same time... well that's a recipe that does NOT work. In the process I got heavily addicted to the deadliest drugs known to man (Crack, heroin, xanax... to name a few... EVERY day.) to try and cope with my self hatred that followed my career crash. I believed if I couldn't be the best in the world-
I should be the worst in the world.

     That thought process doesn’t work.

Along the road of horror while still buried in the realm of evil, I survived a suicide attempt. Yes. I hate admitting it, but I have tried to kill myself and end the horrible thoughts I had about myself.  

     I tell you this because I have such high hopes that my experiences while caught up in severe depression and drug addiction can be used for educational purposes and for hope.
     Therefore, I am being completely transparent.

     I threw myself off a very high cliff in California with the question running through my mind of "Should I be alive or not..." I was seeing if I was wanted, or supposed to be on the planet and I was not in the right mindstate to be testing such extremes.

     I landed at the bottom as the waves on the beach came crashing down on the rocks alongside me. I died on impact. I remember sitting at a table surrounded by BRIGHT white light and with a group of my friends and idols whom had passed away (many of whom had passed recently at that time)... and I recall screaming at them for not letting me be with them. They told me I hadn't served my purpose on Earth yet and sent me back to my body. I came to and started limping and crawling towards a street so I could tell an ambulance where I was (Encinitas, CA).

I ended up in the ICU suffering with brain bleeding, and punctured bleeding lungs.

     I regret that action in my life, however on the bright side, I believe I know my purpose now. My purpose is to help people avoid going through what I have, or at least lending a helping hand to get them back on their feet again. My horror story is one with many lessons. Also, I can tell you a positive for every negative in life! How do you think I get by day to day!

WE are strong and WE can make the difference so...
This is where YOU come in :)

     I need your help to raise some money to kick off a company called REMATCH which will be a brand and even moreso a symbol of hope and self betterment for those struggling, specifically with addiction and depression, and also the family members to show their support for the loved ones whom are lost and need some love and guidance.

Our REMATCH with life can be interpretted in many ways. The company will strive for bettering lives. Being the help that people need by donating a portion of profits to non profit organizations and donating money to the science behind addiction and depression. Also REMATCH will symbolize, and truly be there physically for people as a brand, and always being there for the people who need it most. 

I know the company will move mountains... because we have YOUR help and best interest in mind <3 We love you for the support, and even if you can't donate any money-- Love is all we need sometimes :)      

     We will wear REMATCH to show that we are there for you. Whether it be drugs, depression, or a stroke of bad luck REMATCH will help you find hope and rise back up as WE are a BROTHERHOOD, SISTERHOOD, MOTHERHOOD, FATHERHOOD and eventually a FAMILY again. As I write this I am basically crying tears of joy because I know with a little help and A LOT of LOVE we can start to change the world, one dose of love at a time.

Give yourself and your loved ones a REMATCH.

We all need a REMATCH with something ;)