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第46章成功是过程,而不是终点(21)
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Iwastheyouoffiveboysandalsohadfoursistersulltogetherandtakecareofeachother.Dadwasn'taround,soIneverknewhimwell.HeittedsuiIwasthreeyearsold,leavingMomwiththejandprovidingforninekids.Sheworkedatasawmillrunningaforkliftforfiftydollarsaweekandhadaapoultryplant.Shewasaveryhardworker,aomakee,shehardlyeverrested.
Mymombelievedindoingallshecoulddototakecareofherresponsibilities,so,sheneveraskedforahandout.Youe;wekidsdidn'tgetawealwaysgotthethihmymomasmyexample,Ilearhardworkisthebestwaytogetwhatyou>
Whilegrowingup,Iwassurrouemptationstodohingslikedrugs,aldallthat.Iottogothere,evenasalittleboy,IknewIwasgoingtobesuccessful.Somepeopletakethattobecoceited,butIwasn'tgoiahatI'tdowhateverIsetouttodo.
Ofcourse,IdreamedaboutwhatIwaobewhefirst,Iwaetrooper,theobeintheSpecialForces.Afterawhile,IdecidedthatIwahteehereeriodoftimethatIwaru.Ilayfootballinhighsfact,IstilldardlessofwhatIchose,Iwaomakemybrothers,sistersandmomproudofme—notonlybybeingsucwhatIchosetodo,butalsoasapersonwhocouldbelookedupthtreasons.
Surprisingasitmightseem,basketballwasn'tinmyplans.Oneday,mymomcutarimoffanoldwaterbarrelaupformetothrowanoldrubberballthrough.Byjunih,IstartedplayiballonateaIlovedtopete.ThereositivehighIgotbygoingoutandplayingagainstotherpeopleandwhardtowipaidoff.IjustletmysubasketballtakeitscoursebutIaluttheeffortineveryday.I'vedone,somepeoplewaitformydownfall,saying,"KarlMalone'tdoit."Itihatgettome,theyareactuallymymotivationandIuetoprovethemwrleday.ItrytodothebestjobIapositivewayona.IrealizethatI'mdealingwith,there'ssomebodyelseouttherewhohasitalittlebitworseoff.I'vebeenthere.AndIknowthatwithoutuedhardwork,Icouldbethereagain.
IamgratefulforthelifeI'veenjoyedasabasketballstar.Butwheheseshirtsthatsay"Basketballislife",Ithi!Itisbeexg.ButtheimportantthingaboutbasketballisthatitgivesmeawaytodogoodthingsforothersasImhthisjourneycalledlife.
Successisreallyaboutgrightfr,makingapositivetributiontotheworldaroundyouandvaluihatarereallyimportant—likefamilyandfriends.
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