Reading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!
MR. TReading is the key to knowledge. Knowledge is the key to understanding. So read on, young man! Read on, young lady!
MR. TI get up every morning and say, ‘Father, give me strength today, not strength so I can lift 500 pounds, but give me strength.
MR. TI use my celebrity status to inspire someone, to give them hope.
MR. TI 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.
MR. TWhatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
MR. TIn high school, I majored in brick masonry.
MR. TI answer only to God.
MR. TThey used to call me ‘Touchdown T.’ I remember in high school, we had homecoming, and I got in front of the pep rally, and I told them, ‘I’m going to run for three touchdowns.’ I ran for three touchdowns, kicked the extra point, and took myself out the game.
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.
MR. TI go to cancer wards, and I tell them guys, ‘I’ve beaten it. You can, too.’
MR. TI was being trained because I wanted to be a preacher like my father. I wanted to talk about Moses; I wanted to talk about God.
MR. TWhy am I here? I’m not lucky. That’s God.
MR. TIf I’m a true follower of my lord and saviour Jesus Christ, I got to do the things you’re supposed to be doing.
MR. TAll I ever wanted out of my life was to buy my mother a house. By 1995, I have achieved all I wanted materially in life.
MR. TI was a straight-A student. But I was a bad lad.
MR. TI try to use my experience and the fact that I grew up in the ghetto – I tell people you don’t have to rob or steal to get out of the ghetto.
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