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Failure is not the opposite of success. It is part of success. Every year I failed in the playoffs, I learned something I used to win the championship.
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I came from nothing. Literally selling things on the street to eat. Every day I remember that because it is the reason I never take anything for granted.
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People ask me why I stayed in Milwaukee. Because Milwaukee believed in me when I was nobody. You do not leave a city that believed in you.
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My money is not just mine. My family sacrificed everything. The first thing I do every month is make sure my mother is taken care of. The rest is extra.
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Basketball taught me that the only shortcut to success is doing the long work consistently. Business is the same. There is no fast version.