My mother never cursed at home; my father never cursed at home. My father didn’t drink. Even though we were poor, we would say a blessing over the table. So that’s who I am.
MR. TI used to bodyguard for some celebrities and other people, and when I wasn’t doing that, I used to work at a disco as a doorman or a bouncer.
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WWE asked me to be in the Hall of Fame, and I turned it down. You know why? They put Pete Rose in the wrestling Hall of Fame. This guy can’t even get into his own Hall of Fame.
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And I say that to send a message to all the young thugs out there; that it’s nothing to be ashamed of to say you love your mother.
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I’m a Christian – I really don’t believe in UFOs.
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NBC had a show called ‘The Toughest Bouncer in America’ that I did. But I told them I didn’t like that term, ‘bouncer.’.
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You know, T can stand for anything. T stand for working hard. T stand for loving thy neighbor. T stand for feeding the hungry. T stand for just working, working, working, being happy on the set, you know, lifting everybody’s spirits. T stands for just a nice guy.
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My gold, my money couldn’t stop cancer from appearing on my body. If they can’t save me, then I don’t need them.
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Life guided me to being a bodyguard, protecting people, then in the movies, so I’m happy with everything because basically all I ever wanted to do was be a good son and take care of my mother.
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I had seven brothers and four sisters. I told my mama, ‘One of these days I’m going to be big and strong and buy you a beautiful house.’ That’s all I’ve ever wanted to do with my life, is to take care of my mother.
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If you can’t read, the only thing you can do is enjoy the pictures, not the whole story.
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If you get knocked down – setbacks in life, like applying for a job if they don’t hire you – keep trying, keep getting up, keep doing it.
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My mother raised me with God. We were poor financially, but we were rich spiritually.
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Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
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I would travel with a suitcase full of diamonds and take them from point A to point B.
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Everybody loved ‘The A-Team’ because it was entertainment, pure and simple.
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I always say I’m one of the toughest mama’s boys you’re ever gonna meet.
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