Sports was my way in. It wasn't going to be the academic road, and that's another avenue you can go. But. But sports was. And For many of my friends, [sports] was a savior to a better life afterwards, a better member of society. By the way, we pay a lot more taxes when you're successful. So it's a great reinvestment in the country from that standpoint as well. (19:07–19:14)
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