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LeBron James says he turned down a $10,000,000 check from Reebok while still in high school because he thought Nike or Adidas might offer him $30,000,000 “When he slid it down there and he said, ‘If you take this right now, just promise me you won’t go talk to... Nike or Adidas. You can take this right now.’ And I was lost for words at the beginning. I mean, shit, I flew in from Akron, Ohio from SpringHill, from the projects. Our rent was $17 a month. Now I’m looking at a $10 million check, go to high school and go back to the classroom the next day” “So I’m like, ‘Holy shit.’ That’s my first initial thing. And then for some odd reason, I started thinking, if he’s willing to give me a $10 million check right now, what's to say that Nike or Adidas is not willing to give me $20 million or $30 million upfront. Or maybe the upfront money is not even the biggest thing. Maybe let’s start thinking about the back end” “Never put all your eggs in one basket. Give people an opportunity to say what they got, to pitch themselves. We always said we’re gonna hear all three companies, what they have to say, what’s their plan”show more

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LeBron James reveals he turned down $10 million from Reebok before signing with Nike "I took on 3 pitches. Adidas, Reebok and Nike. The best pitch that I got where I thought I'd end up was Reebok. At the time Reebok had the NFL" "I was a high school senior, and they gave me a check for $10 million if I promised not to go see anybody else" "My mom looked at me and said trust your gut. If they are offering you this, who knows what the other companies may offer you. Do what you think is right" "I said thank you, but I'd be remiss if I did not take the pitches from the other companies. I may have cried on the way home"

LeBron James reveals he turned down $10 million from Reebok before signing with Nike "I took on 3 pitches. Adidas, Reebok and Nike. The best pitch that I got where I thought I'd end up was Reebok. At the time Reebok had the NFL" "I was a high school senior, and they gave me a check for $10 million if I promised not to go see anybody else" "My mom looked at me and said trust your gut. If they are offering you this, who knows what the other companies may offer you. Do what you think is right" "I said thank you, but I'd be remiss if I did not take the pitches from the other companies. I may have cried on the way home"

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Reebok CEO Todd Krinsky says they offered LeBron James a $90,000,000 deal plus a $10 million check before he signed with Nike “He came to Boston. We had an amazing presentation. I think he had already visited Nike, and we went into the boardroom. We go in there and Paul was one for the theatrics. He was the best salesman in the world. We made an offer to LeBron right there” “We're sitting around this table and Paul offers them, I believe it was $90 million. Paul stands up. He walks around the table behind LeBron. I think he said to Gloria, LeBron's mom, ‘What's the name of your bank?’ She says, ‘Akron Trust,’ or whatever” “He pulls out a check and goes, ‘This is a live check. Not part of the contract. This is a live check for $10 million. If you sign with us tonight, you can take this check back to Akron Trust and deposit it’” “We're all like, ‘Oh shit.’ That was a move. Also not telling his staff because he wanted the moment. I'm across from these guys and I see his mom trying to figure this out. I see Maverick unbuttoning his shirt, getting some air. And I see LeBron stoic” “He didn't accept the check. He asked if we would leave the room. It felt like a lifetime, but it was 45 minutes. We go back in and they basically said they had to honor a meeting with Adidas. Then they had a follow up with Nike where the rumor is Nike matched the $100 million” “I think if he had made that statement and come to Reebok, it would have changed our position in basketball forever”

Reebok CEO Todd Krinsky says they offered LeBron James a $90,000,000 deal plus a $10 million check before he signed with Nike “He came to Boston. We had an amazing presentation. I think he had already visited Nike, and we went into the boardroom. We go in there and Paul was one for the theatrics. He was the best salesman in the world. We made an offer to LeBron right there” “We're sitting around this table and Paul offers them, I believe it was $90 million. Paul stands up. He walks around the table behind LeBron. I think he said to Gloria, LeBron's mom, ‘What's the name of your bank?’ She says, ‘Akron Trust,’ or whatever” “He pulls out a check and goes, ‘This is a live check. Not part of the contract. This is a live check for $10 million. If you sign with us tonight, you can take this check back to Akron Trust and deposit it’” “We're all like, ‘Oh shit.’ That was a move. Also not telling his staff because he wanted the moment. I'm across from these guys and I see his mom trying to figure this out. I see Maverick unbuttoning his shirt, getting some air. And I see LeBron stoic” “He didn't accept the check. He asked if we would leave the room. It felt like a lifetime, but it was 45 minutes. We go back in and they basically said they had to honor a meeting with Adidas. Then they had a follow up with Nike where the rumor is Nike matched the $100 million” “I think if he had made that statement and come to Reebok, it would have changed our position in basketball forever”

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Steve Stoute says he watched 18-year-old LeBron James walk away from a $10,000,000 check “I met LeBron when he was 17. The whole story about the $10 million check that he turned down… I was there. It was my idea to give him the check.” “We landed, and there was a $10 million personal check waiting.” “Paul presented him the check.” “We left the room, came back, and he left the check and said he was gonna take the other meetings.” “I clapped.” “A young Black man, 18 years old, walked away from $10 million.” “The freedom, confidence, and belief in yourself to do that… I was so proud of us at that moment.”

Steve Stoute says he watched 18-year-old LeBron James walk away from a $10,000,000 check “I met LeBron when he was 17. The whole story about the $10 million check that he turned down… I was there. It was my idea to give him the check.” “We landed, and there was a $10 million personal check waiting.” “Paul presented him the check.” “We left the room, came back, and he left the check and said he was gonna take the other meetings.” “I clapped.” “A young Black man, 18 years old, walked away from $10 million.” “The freedom, confidence, and belief in yourself to do that… I was so proud of us at that moment.”

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Norris Cole says he walked into LeBron James’ house as an NBA rookie wearing Adidas and walked out with a Nike contract “I worked out with Bron a couple times because he’s from Ohio, so I went to the crib. I walked into that man’s house in some D-Rose Adidas, and he looked at me crazy. That’s how I got my Nike deal” “One of his homies was like, ‘Why are you wearing Adidas?’ I said, ‘Because they’re going to pay me. They’re giving me the contract.’ He said, ‘Bro, what are they paying you? Whatever they’re paying you, a guy’s going to call you tomorrow.’ I’m like, ‘Whatever’” “We finished the workout, and a guy from Nike called me the next day and said, ‘Hey, what do you want for us to switch you over?’ I should have upped it some. I just sent him the straight contract that Adidas gave me and I switched to Nike the next day. That’s when I realized cats got real influence out here”

Norris Cole says he walked into LeBron James’ house as an NBA rookie wearing Adidas and walked out with a Nike contract “I worked out with Bron a couple times because he’s from Ohio, so I went to the crib. I walked into that man’s house in some D-Rose Adidas, and he looked at me crazy. That’s how I got my Nike deal” “One of his homies was like, ‘Why are you wearing Adidas?’ I said, ‘Because they’re going to pay me. They’re giving me the contract.’ He said, ‘Bro, what are they paying you? Whatever they’re paying you, a guy’s going to call you tomorrow.’ I’m like, ‘Whatever’” “We finished the workout, and a guy from Nike called me the next day and said, ‘Hey, what do you want for us to switch you over?’ I should have upped it some. I just sent him the straight contract that Adidas gave me and I switched to Nike the next day. That’s when I realized cats got real influence out here”

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Arnold Schwarzenegger says Sylvester Stallone spent years making more money than him, so he took a $30,000,000 role he didn’t even like just to finally beat him “I was getting a million dollars for Conan 2, this was 1983. Then I read, Sly just made a deal for $5 million for a movie. I said, what the hell?” “Eventually I got $10 million for Total Recall in ‘89. And Sly signed for $15 million. I’m like, Jesus Christ, I can’t catch up, there was always some number bigger than mine” “Eventually we both ended up at $20 million as our standard. Then I did Batman and Robin where I got $30 million, they really wanted me for the movie but I didn’t want to play the villain. They said, ‘$25 million is petty cash, what’s the matter with you guys?’” “So then, they call me back like a month later and they say we give you $30 million plus we give you points and back end and blah blah blah and I said, okay” “This was kind of my way to pay back for all the tortures over the years that he got more than I did”

Arnold Schwarzenegger says Sylvester Stallone spent years making more money than him, so he took a $30,000,000 role he didn’t even like just to finally beat him “I was getting a million dollars for Conan 2, this was 1983. Then I read, Sly just made a deal for $5 million for a movie. I said, what the hell?” “Eventually I got $10 million for Total Recall in ‘89. And Sly signed for $15 million. I’m like, Jesus Christ, I can’t catch up, there was always some number bigger than mine” “Eventually we both ended up at $20 million as our standard. Then I did Batman and Robin where I got $30 million, they really wanted me for the movie but I didn’t want to play the villain. They said, ‘$25 million is petty cash, what’s the matter with you guys?’” “So then, they call me back like a month later and they say we give you $30 million plus we give you points and back end and blah blah blah and I said, okay” “This was kind of my way to pay back for all the tortures over the years that he got more than I did”

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Norris Cole shares crazy story of LeBron switching his contract with Adidas over to Nike in one day after he was drafted to Miami and worked out together 😳 “I worked out in some Adidas. I walked in the mans house in some D Rose Adidas. He looked at me crazy. That’s how I got my Nike deal. One of his homies was like ‘why you wearing Adidas?’ Cause they giving me the contract. He said ‘bro what they paying you? Whatever they paying you our guys gonna call you tomorrow.’ I’m like whatever, we finish the workout and a guy from Nike called me the next day and said ‘hey, what do you want for us to switch you over?’ I just sent him the straight contract Adidas sent me and I switched to Nike the next day. That’s when I realized cats had real influence out here.” (Via Club520podcast)

Norris Cole shares crazy story of LeBron switching his contract with Adidas over to Nike in one day after he was drafted to Miami and worked out together 😳 “I worked out in some Adidas. I walked in the mans house in some D Rose Adidas. He looked at me crazy. That’s how I got my Nike deal. One of his homies was like ‘why you wearing Adidas?’ Cause they giving me the contract. He said ‘bro what they paying you? Whatever they paying you our guys gonna call you tomorrow.’ I’m like whatever, we finish the workout and a guy from Nike called me the next day and said ‘hey, what do you want for us to switch you over?’ I just sent him the straight contract Adidas sent me and I switched to Nike the next day. That’s when I realized cats had real influence out here.” (Via Club520podcast)

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.Naval: “I’m always struck by the Elon Musk story where he did PayPal… And he said something along the lines of: ‘I made $200 million from the sale of PayPal. I put $100 million into SpaceX, $80 million into Tesla, $20 million into Solar City, and I had to borrow money for rent.’ This guy is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. He’s willing to put it all on the line. Even now, his new startup is the USA. He’s basically trying to fix it like he would fix one of his startups. It’s a willingness to look like a fool and a willingness to start over. A lot of people just don’t have that. They become successful or rich or famous, and that’s it, they’re stuck. They don’t want to go back to zero. And creating anything great requires zero to one. And that means you go back to zero. And that’s really painful and hard to do.”

.Naval: “I’m always struck by the Elon Musk story where he did PayPal… And he said something along the lines of: ‘I made $200 million from the sale of PayPal. I put $100 million into SpaceX, $80 million into Tesla, $20 million into Solar City, and I had to borrow money for rent.’ This guy is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. He’s willing to put it all on the line. Even now, his new startup is the USA. He’s basically trying to fix it like he would fix one of his startups. It’s a willingness to look like a fool and a willingness to start over. A lot of people just don’t have that. They become successful or rich or famous, and that’s it, they’re stuck. They don’t want to go back to zero. And creating anything great requires zero to one. And that means you go back to zero. And that’s really painful and hard to do.”

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.Naval on Elon Musk: He is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. “I’m always struck by the Elon Musk story where he did PayPal… And he said something along the lines of: ‘I made $200 million from the sale of PayPal. I put $100 million into SpaceX, $80 million into Tesla, $20 million into Solar City, and I had to borrow money for rent.’ This guy is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. He’s willing to put it all on the line. Even now, his new startup is the USA. He’s basically trying to fix it like he would fix one of his startups. It’s a willingness to look like a fool and a willingness to start over. A lot of people just don’t have that. They become successful or rich or famous, and that’s it, they’re stuck. They don’t want to go back to zero. And creating anything great requires zero to one. And that means you go back to zero. And that’s really painful and hard to do.”

.Naval on Elon Musk: He is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. “I’m always struck by the Elon Musk story where he did PayPal… And he said something along the lines of: ‘I made $200 million from the sale of PayPal. I put $100 million into SpaceX, $80 million into Tesla, $20 million into Solar City, and I had to borrow money for rent.’ This guy is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. He’s willing to put it all on the line. Even now, his new startup is the USA. He’s basically trying to fix it like he would fix one of his startups. It’s a willingness to look like a fool and a willingness to start over. A lot of people just don’t have that. They become successful or rich or famous, and that’s it, they’re stuck. They don’t want to go back to zero. And creating anything great requires zero to one. And that means you go back to zero. And that’s really painful and hard to do.”

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Naval Ravikant on Elon Musk: “The great entrepreneurs are always willing to start over” Naval argues that pride is the enemy of learning: “When I look at my friends and colleagues, the ones who are still stuck in the past and have grown the least are the ones who were the proudest because they feel they already had the answers and don’t want to correct themselves publicly… Pride prevents you from saying, ‘I’m wrong.’” The problem with pride, Naval explains, is that it prevents you from saying “I’m wrong.” “When you don’t admit that you were wrong, you get stuck in it and you get trapped in a local maxima, as opposed to going back down and climbing up the mountain again… The great artists always have this ability to start over — whether it’s Paul Simon, Madonna, or U2.” And Naval argues that the best entrepreneurs are always willing to start over too: “I’m always struck by the Elon Musk story where he did PayPal… And he said something along the lines of: ‘I made $200 million from the sale of PayPal. I put $100 million into SpaceX, $80 million into Tesla, $20 million into Solar City, and I had to borrow money for rent.’ This guy is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. He’s willing to put it all on the line to back himself again. But the key thing is he’s always willing to start over… It’s a willingness to look like a fool and a willingness to start over.” He continues: “A lot of people just don’t have that. They become successful or rich or famous and that’s it. They’re stuck. They don’t want to go back to zero, but creating anything great requires going from zero to one, and that means you go back to zero. And that’s a really painful and hard thing to do.” Video source: Chris Williamson (2025)

Naval Ravikant on Elon Musk: “The great entrepreneurs are always willing to start over” Naval argues that pride is the enemy of learning: “When I look at my friends and colleagues, the ones who are still stuck in the past and have grown the least are the ones who were the proudest because they feel they already had the answers and don’t want to correct themselves publicly… Pride prevents you from saying, ‘I’m wrong.’” The problem with pride, Naval explains, is that it prevents you from saying “I’m wrong.” “When you don’t admit that you were wrong, you get stuck in it and you get trapped in a local maxima, as opposed to going back down and climbing up the mountain again… The great artists always have this ability to start over — whether it’s Paul Simon, Madonna, or U2.” And Naval argues that the best entrepreneurs are always willing to start over too: “I’m always struck by the Elon Musk story where he did PayPal… And he said something along the lines of: ‘I made $200 million from the sale of PayPal. I put $100 million into SpaceX, $80 million into Tesla, $20 million into Solar City, and I had to borrow money for rent.’ This guy is a perennial risk taker. He’s always willing to start over. He doesn’t have any pride about being seen as successful or being seen as a failure. He’s willing to put it all on the line to back himself again. But the key thing is he’s always willing to start over… It’s a willingness to look like a fool and a willingness to start over.” He continues: “A lot of people just don’t have that. They become successful or rich or famous and that’s it. They’re stuck. They don’t want to go back to zero, but creating anything great requires going from zero to one, and that means you go back to zero. And that’s a really painful and hard thing to do.” Video source: Chris Williamson (2025)

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Floyd Mayweather reveals why he wrote an $18,000,000 check “Those are quick little temporary checks. I told them, ‘Give me 12,’ because if anybody knows about business, you don't keep that type of money in a regular account” “I wired the money to the account and went straight to the bank. I had to go to the bank myself to make sure shit gets done. Because the thing is, I can't make all the money and let somebody else do all the dictating and controlling” “My tax attorney said this is what he needed. I thought it was $17,995,000. A day later he said it was over $18 million. After that, I wired over $20 million and paid the $18 million” “I didn't want to do it. Who wants to give up basically $20 million? You know I got huge deals on the table, so I'm always making shit shake”

Floyd Mayweather reveals why he wrote an $18,000,000 check “Those are quick little temporary checks. I told them, ‘Give me 12,’ because if anybody knows about business, you don't keep that type of money in a regular account” “I wired the money to the account and went straight to the bank. I had to go to the bank myself to make sure shit gets done. Because the thing is, I can't make all the money and let somebody else do all the dictating and controlling” “My tax attorney said this is what he needed. I thought it was $17,995,000. A day later he said it was over $18 million. After that, I wired over $20 million and paid the $18 million” “I didn't want to do it. Who wants to give up basically $20 million? You know I got huge deals on the table, so I'm always making shit shake”

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Giannis Antetokounmpo says Adidas lost him to Nike because they refused to give his brother the same €5K deal "Adidas said, okay, we'll give you €5,000. I was like, oh my god what, come on" "I was like, you guys mind if you sign my brother too? they was like, yeah, we'll sign him for €5,000 too" "they brought the paper right here. I said, where is my brother's contract? they said, no, you sign yours first" "I said, no brother, I can't sign. Nike called me the next day and said, would you like to come with Nike?"

Giannis Antetokounmpo says Adidas lost him to Nike because they refused to give his brother the same €5K deal "Adidas said, okay, we'll give you €5,000. I was like, oh my god what, come on" "I was like, you guys mind if you sign my brother too? they was like, yeah, we'll sign him for €5,000 too" "they brought the paper right here. I said, where is my brother's contract? they said, no, you sign yours first" "I said, no brother, I can't sign. Nike called me the next day and said, would you like to come with Nike?"

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LeBron James reveals why he struggles to take risks “I'm first generational moneymaker in my household and I always be thinking about where I come from bro” “Coming from the projects in Akron, Ohio and not having anything, it's hard for me sometimes to take risks because if that happened or the whole can come off and it's over with, I’m going to be devastated” “My financial advisor, first thing I told him when he wanted to manage my money, I said, ‘If you steal my money bro or I'm broke bro, I'm letting you know bro it ain't gonna be good for you’” “I can't start over, there's no way. I'm not Monopoly in this. I'm not starting back at pass go, you collect $200 and start back at go. No, I'm too far gone”

LeBron James reveals why he struggles to take risks “I'm first generational moneymaker in my household and I always be thinking about where I come from bro” “Coming from the projects in Akron, Ohio and not having anything, it's hard for me sometimes to take risks because if that happened or the whole can come off and it's over with, I’m going to be devastated” “My financial advisor, first thing I told him when he wanted to manage my money, I said, ‘If you steal my money bro or I'm broke bro, I'm letting you know bro it ain't gonna be good for you’” “I can't start over, there's no way. I'm not Monopoly in this. I'm not starting back at pass go, you collect $200 and start back at go. No, I'm too far gone”

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Right now, I may not have 7 million to give you, or a scholarship to further your education. But what I have, I give to you. I give to you Jesus. This is my greatest contribution to humanity. Preaching Jesus. To the less privileged and to the affluent. To the rich and to the poor. To people like ‘Samuel the tiller’ and to those in high places. I give to you Jesus. From streets to streets. From markets to markets. From schools to schools. From buses to buses. He remains on my lips. Accept Jesus today🤍.

Right now, I may not have 7 million to give you, or a scholarship to further your education. But what I have, I give to you. I give to you Jesus. This is my greatest contribution to humanity. Preaching Jesus. To the less privileged and to the affluent. To the rich and to the poor. To people like ‘Samuel the tiller’ and to those in high places. I give to you Jesus. From streets to streets. From markets to markets. From schools to schools. From buses to buses. He remains on my lips. Accept Jesus today🤍.

Muna of the Most High

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“And anyway, I wanted to clarify something that was told to me in a half-assed way by some fanatical people, because I don’t call these people fans, I call them fanatics. And thank God they eventually remove themselves from the community on their own, because fundamentally they were never really part of the community to begin with, given the kinds of actions and thoughts they have. Now, you all know very well that there are people among you who help me, whom I absolutely welcome and appreciate a lot, actually, probably more than what they even give me. And as a result, I do have a human, working relationship that goes beyond just being a fan, right? So of course, in certain circumstances, because of specific skills people have and the kind of help they give, it’s obvious that more conversations start happening and a more developed human relationship begins, beyond a simple… you know. That’s how life works. It’s not like I can live my life and talk to every single one of you in the exact same way. It’s normal,choices are made based on the situations that come up. Anyone who’s mentally healthy understands this and tries to build a human relationship with me in some way. But those who aren’t healthy think, “Well, why does she talk to her and not to me?” But I can’t talk to everyone. Even though I try to do it in my own way, if I started talking to every single one of you, my life would obviously be over. And I think that applies to anyone who has a community or a group of people who follow them. So then this thing came out about me going to Disneyland. But, holy crap, as they say, maybe! Maybe I would go to Disneyland! And even if I did go to Disneyland, it’s none of your fucking business if I want to go to Disneyland. What the fuck do you care if I want to go to Disneyland? It’s my business. Also, I haven’t been to Disneyland in 18 years, last time was with a friend from high school. But even then, it’s still my business if I want to go with whomever I want: if I’m dating someone or not, if I want to go with a friend, if I want to go with a fan I choose from among you. Is it my business or not? I mean, is everything okay with you people? And then, what the fuck does it change for you? Do you appreciate me for who I am? Good. Appreciate me for who I am and for what I do, not for who I’m with or where I go. Sometimes it feels like I’m talking to a jealous girlfriend. But I already, normally, believe me, don’t get involved with certain people, or a certain type of person, because jealousy and unresolved issues really bother me. Let me explain better. Let’s say I get into a relationship. My partner should never make jealousy scenes. You want to go to Disneyland with your friends? Go. Don’t go. What do I care? That’s your business. It’s great that our paths cross and we have a beautiful, loving life together, but that doesn’t erase my other relationships or my other bonds. Sometimes, with some people in this community, it feels like I’m dating them, like they think I’m their girlfriend. That’s not normal. You’re fanatics, you’re not well. So it’s actually a good thing if you don’t come to the meetups I organize. I even send you a kiss and bye-bye, good riddance, because you’re not right in the head. Anyway, what was I saying… maybe I’d really like to go to Disneyland, but honestly I don’t even have the head for Disneyland anymore. I’ve got other stuff going on in my brain, as they say, and for now I prefer working over going to Disneyland. Also, instead of Disneyland, I would’ve preferred the Maldives, if we really want to say it. Or at least the sea, one way or another. But if I go to London, if I go to Paris, it’s for one reason: to have the chance to work and create content. And on the other hand, to meet you. So if I go to Paris that day, it’s because I’m trying to organize a day where I can go and meet you for an hour or so, because I’m only there for a day. And I hope you can understand that.”

“And anyway, I wanted to clarify something that was told to me in a half-assed way by some fanatical people, because I don’t call these people fans, I call them fanatics. And thank God they eventually remove themselves from the community on their own, because fundamentally they were never really part of the community to begin with, given the kinds of actions and thoughts they have. Now, you all know very well that there are people among you who help me, whom I absolutely welcome and appreciate a lot, actually, probably more than what they even give me. And as a result, I do have a human, working relationship that goes beyond just being a fan, right? So of course, in certain circumstances, because of specific skills people have and the kind of help they give, it’s obvious that more conversations start happening and a more developed human relationship begins, beyond a simple… you know. That’s how life works. It’s not like I can live my life and talk to every single one of you in the exact same way. It’s normal,choices are made based on the situations that come up. Anyone who’s mentally healthy understands this and tries to build a human relationship with me in some way. But those who aren’t healthy think, “Well, why does she talk to her and not to me?” But I can’t talk to everyone. Even though I try to do it in my own way, if I started talking to every single one of you, my life would obviously be over. And I think that applies to anyone who has a community or a group of people who follow them. So then this thing came out about me going to Disneyland. But, holy crap, as they say, maybe! Maybe I would go to Disneyland! And even if I did go to Disneyland, it’s none of your fucking business if I want to go to Disneyland. What the fuck do you care if I want to go to Disneyland? It’s my business. Also, I haven’t been to Disneyland in 18 years, last time was with a friend from high school. But even then, it’s still my business if I want to go with whomever I want: if I’m dating someone or not, if I want to go with a friend, if I want to go with a fan I choose from among you. Is it my business or not? I mean, is everything okay with you people? And then, what the fuck does it change for you? Do you appreciate me for who I am? Good. Appreciate me for who I am and for what I do, not for who I’m with or where I go. Sometimes it feels like I’m talking to a jealous girlfriend. But I already, normally, believe me, don’t get involved with certain people, or a certain type of person, because jealousy and unresolved issues really bother me. Let me explain better. Let’s say I get into a relationship. My partner should never make jealousy scenes. You want to go to Disneyland with your friends? Go. Don’t go. What do I care? That’s your business. It’s great that our paths cross and we have a beautiful, loving life together, but that doesn’t erase my other relationships or my other bonds. Sometimes, with some people in this community, it feels like I’m dating them, like they think I’m their girlfriend. That’s not normal. You’re fanatics, you’re not well. So it’s actually a good thing if you don’t come to the meetups I organize. I even send you a kiss and bye-bye, good riddance, because you’re not right in the head. Anyway, what was I saying… maybe I’d really like to go to Disneyland, but honestly I don’t even have the head for Disneyland anymore. I’ve got other stuff going on in my brain, as they say, and for now I prefer working over going to Disneyland. Also, instead of Disneyland, I would’ve preferred the Maldives, if we really want to say it. Or at least the sea, one way or another. But if I go to London, if I go to Paris, it’s for one reason: to have the chance to work and create content. And on the other hand, to meet you. So if I go to Paris that day, it’s because I’m trying to organize a day where I can go and meet you for an hour or so, because I’m only there for a day. And I hope you can understand that.”

Korslayage

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Gilbert Arenas says he knows why generations complain now when they say you wasn’t there: “We are here, we were here with Kobe. So you can see how we have to lobby for him. We see what Jokic is and what he’s doing and 10 years from now all they going to see is the stats. They not going to see he should have won 5 MVPs, 6 MVPs stuff like that. Right? You not going to know how great someone really was once the legacy is moved. And all you have his arguments and the arguments or just looking at the stat sheet….. Like, even when someone says the best small forward, right? They have Larry Bird third. And then when you look at Larry Bird, you have the 3 back to back MVPs then you got another 6 MVP second or third place. And you’re sitting there like, damn. Like unless you really go down and watch how great people are, if you just looking at the stats and listening to people argue you only arguing for what you can see right now. Not what the past was.” (Via Gil’s Arena)

Gilbert Arenas says he knows why generations complain now when they say you wasn’t there: “We are here, we were here with Kobe. So you can see how we have to lobby for him. We see what Jokic is and what he’s doing and 10 years from now all they going to see is the stats. They not going to see he should have won 5 MVPs, 6 MVPs stuff like that. Right? You not going to know how great someone really was once the legacy is moved. And all you have his arguments and the arguments or just looking at the stat sheet….. Like, even when someone says the best small forward, right? They have Larry Bird third. And then when you look at Larry Bird, you have the 3 back to back MVPs then you got another 6 MVP second or third place. And you’re sitting there like, damn. Like unless you really go down and watch how great people are, if you just looking at the stats and listening to people argue you only arguing for what you can see right now. Not what the past was.” (Via Gil’s Arena)

NBA Courtside

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Mark Cuban says he let Steve Nash walk over $3,000,000 then watched him win back-to-back MVPs “The doctors were saying that season he’d played like 29 minutes a game, and the doctors were saying he’s got all these orthopedic issues, this and that. And we made him a good offer.” “And I’ll never forget it because down in my office at the arena, I still have the calendar from that very moment, where I took the notes when I was talking to Steve.” “Kudos to Steve. He called me back and said, ‘Hey, this is what they gave me. Mike Bibby money.’ And we had offered him like $13 million or whatever, and Mike Bibby money back then was like $16 million.” “And I was like, this is what we’re sticking at, Steve. We want you to come back, but to make it all work with the cap… Obviously, that probably was my biggest mistake. Letting Nash walk.”

Mark Cuban says he let Steve Nash walk over $3,000,000 then watched him win back-to-back MVPs “The doctors were saying that season he’d played like 29 minutes a game, and the doctors were saying he’s got all these orthopedic issues, this and that. And we made him a good offer.” “And I’ll never forget it because down in my office at the arena, I still have the calendar from that very moment, where I took the notes when I was talking to Steve.” “Kudos to Steve. He called me back and said, ‘Hey, this is what they gave me. Mike Bibby money.’ And we had offered him like $13 million or whatever, and Mike Bibby money back then was like $16 million.” “And I was like, this is what we’re sticking at, Steve. We want you to come back, but to make it all work with the cap… Obviously, that probably was my biggest mistake. Letting Nash walk.”

katsu

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ZELENSKYY ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH ABRAMOVICH: Ceasefire is the biggest compromise from our side to your side. ZELENSKYY: Abramovich, so he came to Kyiv,bI think that he said: "I have message direct to you, and I want to get message, and take message from you, and to give it to Putin." But he said that it has to be silently, without any kind of, public messages. I said, "Look, it's your choice. Okay, for us it doesn't matter, public or un-public." But it's always with Russians such way. If they say something has to be between us, it's mean that tomorrow not only we will know about it. But it's not a secret. He came, and he wanted to give me the message that they want to to understand what we are ready to do. I said: "The question is not about us. You are fighting against us on our territory." And I said to him about Donbas, it was the key message. And I said: "No, we will not leave, and we will not go out from our territory. No, we will not give you a victory such way. And you will not get it." And we spoke about any kind of compromises. I said that all the compromises after ceasefire. Ceasefire is the biggest compromise from our side to your side. JOURNALIST: So is he a go-between now? Between you and Vladimir Putin, he's going back and forth? ZELENSKYY: I don't know. When he got message from me, he said he will go directly to Putin. I said: "Okay, I'm ready to meet, not in Moscow, not in Belarus, and not in Minsk," and it's understandable why. I said, "You can choose any time from tomorrow. You can choose any day, any format. We can choose with President Trump. I'm sure that he will be ready to come, and we can do it with Europeans. I'm sure that everybody want to help, or we can choose the way bilateral, just bilateral meeting."

ZELENSKYY ON HIS CONVERSATION WITH ABRAMOVICH: Ceasefire is the biggest compromise from our side to your side. ZELENSKYY: Abramovich, so he came to Kyiv,bI think that he said: "I have message direct to you, and I want to get message, and take message from you, and to give it to Putin." But he said that it has to be silently, without any kind of, public messages. I said, "Look, it's your choice. Okay, for us it doesn't matter, public or un-public." But it's always with Russians such way. If they say something has to be between us, it's mean that tomorrow not only we will know about it. But it's not a secret. He came, and he wanted to give me the message that they want to to understand what we are ready to do. I said: "The question is not about us. You are fighting against us on our territory." And I said to him about Donbas, it was the key message. And I said: "No, we will not leave, and we will not go out from our territory. No, we will not give you a victory such way. And you will not get it." And we spoke about any kind of compromises. I said that all the compromises after ceasefire. Ceasefire is the biggest compromise from our side to your side. JOURNALIST: So is he a go-between now? Between you and Vladimir Putin, he's going back and forth? ZELENSKYY: I don't know. When he got message from me, he said he will go directly to Putin. I said: "Okay, I'm ready to meet, not in Moscow, not in Belarus, and not in Minsk," and it's understandable why. I said, "You can choose any time from tomorrow. You can choose any day, any format. We can choose with President Trump. I'm sure that he will be ready to come, and we can do it with Europeans. I'm sure that everybody want to help, or we can choose the way bilateral, just bilateral meeting."

Kateryna Lisunova

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Michael Vick says he made over $100,000,000 in the NFL, walked out of prison with negative $1,000 in the bank and thought it was hilarious Vlad: “Your wife said you get out and they look at your finances and you’re negative $1,000 in the bank. From $100 million to negative a thousand, what does that do to a man who’s got children and expenses?” Vick: “Make you stronger. Make you hungrier. Feel that pressure of now I really got to go do the right thing. So it was funny when I seen it, it was hilarious. It’s like, yo, now we really can say we started from the bottom again. Now let’s see what God take us”

Michael Vick says he made over $100,000,000 in the NFL, walked out of prison with negative $1,000 in the bank and thought it was hilarious Vlad: “Your wife said you get out and they look at your finances and you’re negative $1,000 in the bank. From $100 million to negative a thousand, what does that do to a man who’s got children and expenses?” Vick: “Make you stronger. Make you hungrier. Feel that pressure of now I really got to go do the right thing. So it was funny when I seen it, it was hilarious. It’s like, yo, now we really can say we started from the bottom again. Now let’s see what God take us”

katsu

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“How he mixed everything in from Standards, to expectation, to history, to accountability” 👏 🤔 “I’m not sure, I am full of praise for what you said but can we take his word for what he says in press conferences or is he just very smart and knows what the right thing to say is” 👍🏻 “The good thing is he literally said that he doesn’t win games in pressers, he knows that” Pys and Laurenz Vescoli debate whether or not we should look into Rosenior’s words much or not

“How he mixed everything in from Standards, to expectation, to history, to accountability” 👏 🤔 “I’m not sure, I am full of praise for what you said but can we take his word for what he says in press conferences or is he just very smart and knows what the right thing to say is” 👍🏻 “The good thing is he literally said that he doesn’t win games in pressers, he knows that” Pys and Laurenz Vescoli debate whether or not we should look into Rosenior’s words much or not

Chelsea Unfiltered Podcast

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Cam Newton says Jimmy Clausen wanted $1,000,000 for his jersey number, so he made it his mission to make sure nobody would hear his name again in Carolina “The equipment manager said, ‘The person who has No. 2, you got to work out a deal with him.’ So I went direct to the source” “When I felt that he was trying to play me, that took over to say, we will never hear Jimmy Clausen again in Carolina” “I would've donated $100,000 to his foundation or whatever. When he hit me with a million, I thought he was joking” “He called me back an hour later and was like, ‘I was just talking to some representatives of mine and we'll do $750,000’” “I said, ‘Oh, you for real?’ I said, ‘Bro, moms don't even make a million dollars in their lifetime where I'm from. You think I'm about to give you a million dollars for a number?’” “It went from becoming the best player to ever play for Carolina to, ‘You will never hear Jimmy Clausen's name as long as I'm here’”

Cam Newton says Jimmy Clausen wanted $1,000,000 for his jersey number, so he made it his mission to make sure nobody would hear his name again in Carolina “The equipment manager said, ‘The person who has No. 2, you got to work out a deal with him.’ So I went direct to the source” “When I felt that he was trying to play me, that took over to say, we will never hear Jimmy Clausen again in Carolina” “I would've donated $100,000 to his foundation or whatever. When he hit me with a million, I thought he was joking” “He called me back an hour later and was like, ‘I was just talking to some representatives of mine and we'll do $750,000’” “I said, ‘Oh, you for real?’ I said, ‘Bro, moms don't even make a million dollars in their lifetime where I'm from. You think I'm about to give you a million dollars for a number?’” “It went from becoming the best player to ever play for Carolina to, ‘You will never hear Jimmy Clausen's name as long as I'm here’”

dank

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