They 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 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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Basically, I wear sandals, like Jesus. When it gets cold in Chicago, the snow way up to my knees, I still wear my sandals. But that’s me.
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Everybody has done something that we wish we didn’t say or do and wish we could take it back.
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I’m so tough and so bad, I can be humble and lift another guy up.
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In high school, I majored in brick masonry.
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Any man who doesn’t love his mama can’t be no friend of mine.
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Really, you don’t lose until you stop trying.
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Whatever role I play is a positive role; it’s a strong role. Never negative.
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All I ever wanted to do with my life was own a little house. I did that way back with ‘Rocky,’ so now everything I do is just icing on the cake.
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I won’t do a movie or a video that would bring disrespect to my mother.
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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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I take a lot of pride in the work I do, because people pay to see me. They’ve got to get babysitters, park their car, get popcorn and candy. I’ve got to be conscious of that.
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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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My faith was tested like Job. That’s the message I try to tell other people: just because you believe in God, serve God, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, people gotta realize, it don’t mean things not gonna happen to you.
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If I forget to pray, I can’t get through the day without snapping at people.
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