I’m a free spirit.
MR. TWhen my ancestors came from Africa, they were shackled by our neck, our wrists, and our ankles in steel chains.
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I always was a Christian… whatsoever a man thinks in his heart is who he is.
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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’m a child of God first. Before I became a celebrity, I was baptized a Christian.
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I’ve turned those steel chains into gold to symbolize the fact that I’m still a slave, only my price tag is higher.
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When I’m in the house of God, I don’t wear my jewelry, if you’re looking for my jewelry. All you see is my heart of gold.
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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.
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I am a tough guy.
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Guys who have to pretend to be tough, they ain’t. I’m tough.
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If every man loves his mother, he’s going to treat the ladies right, with love and respect.
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I knew I wasn’t going to be a rocket scientist – let’s not be fools – but I wasn’t going to be a bum.
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I 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.
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I pray to God. I don’t pray to the president, the governor, the mayor, no black caucus, no this and that. I pray to God, and that’s the end of it.
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When I was nine years old, living on the south side of Chicago, my father was a minister and my mother used to scrub floors.
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Rocky’ and ‘Rocky III’ were the best.
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Football players, the brain and all that stuff, ooh-eee, that’s not good.
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I learned that from Muhammad Ali; I used to bodyguard him. He taught me about confidence. So when it comes to any job I work, I’m gonna do it good; I’m going to bring it over the top.
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My mother told me, ‘Son, nobody else but God knows.’ And that’s what I’m about – reaching out to the people, crying with them, giving them hope.
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As a kid, I got three meals a day. Oatmeal, miss-a-meal and no meal.
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Stay humble and be concerned for the less fortunate.
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I 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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God didn’t make me to make movies, flex muscles, buy gold. What you love the most becomes your God.
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My celebrity status allows me an opportunity, allows me a pulpit to preach and reach out to the people.
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I love performing, you know, because, like I say, I’m a ham for this stuff.
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If I never make another dollar, I am proud. I did what I wanted to do.
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I answer only to God.
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I used to carry my father’s Bible and put it on the pulpit so he could preach.
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