This is the 3rd video I’ve seen this week of a young multi-millionaire admitting he’s depressed, mentally lost or struggling after becoming successful.
And it’s why I believe getting rich very young is one of the worst things that can happen to most men.
Not because money is bad. Not because success is bad. But because timing matters.
A man’s 20s are usually when discipline, identity, purpose and resilience are formed. That only happens through pressure, responsibility, repetition and long periods of unglamorous effort.
If money arrives before those things are forged, it removes the very constraints that build them.
The struggle isn’t about suffering for its own sake. It’s about earning authority over yourself.
When wealth comes too early you skip prolonged responsibility, bypass years of delayed gratification, lose the daily friction that forces growth and you’re left with comfort before character.
So the man feels empty, unanchored and disconnected from normal life.
This is also why sons of wealthy men often underperform. Not because they’re lazy or stupid, but because they’ve never been required to become something.
No real stakes.
No earned competence.
No consequences that force adaptation.
Purpose doesn’t come from pleasure or options. It comes from necessity and duty.
What many fail to understand is that money doesn’t give a man meaning, it just reveals whether he already had it.
When a man’s internal development doesn’t match his external resources, psychological collapse is bound to happen. The dopamine wears off. The identity never formed. The “now what?” hits hard.
The men who thrive with early success are the exception, and usually it’s because they still endured years of responsibility, discipline and consequence before the money showed up.
Abundance should come after the man is built, not before, otherwise wealth arrives faster than the psyche can integrate it.
Man. Don’t know how to explain it other than shock. Words cannot express the pain of this letdown. The frustration is unfathomable. I’ve worked my whole life to get to this moment and this is how it ends? Makes no sense.
Now that I’ve gotten surgery, I wish I could count the number of times people will tell me I’m going to “come back stronger”. What a cliche lol, this shit sucks. My foot feels like dead weight fam. But what’s hurting most I think is my mind. Feel like I’m rambling, but I know this is something I’ll look back on when I’m through this, as something I’m proud I fought through. It feels good to let this shit out without y’all seeing the kid ugly cry.
At 25, I’ve already learned that God never gives us more than we can handle. I know I’ll come out on the other side of this a better man and a better player. And honestly, right now, torn Achilles and all, I don’t regret it. I’d do it again, and again after that, to fight for this city and my brothers. For the chance to do something special.
Indy, I’m sorry. If any fan base doesn’t deserve this, it’s y’all. But together we are going to fight like hell to get back to this very spot, and get over this hurdle. I don’t doubt for a second that y’all have my back, and I hope you guys know that I have yours. I think Kobe said it best when in this same situation. “There are far greater issues/challenges in the world then a torn achilles. Stop feeling sorry for yourself, find the silver lining and get to work with the same belief, same drive and same conviction as ever.” And that’s exactly right. I will do everything in my power to get back right.
My journey to get to where I am today wasn’t by happenstance, I’ve pushed myself every day to be great. And I will continue to do just that. The most important part of this all, is that I’m grateful. I’m grateful for every single experience that’s led me here. I’m grateful for all the love from the hoop world. I don’t “have to” go through this, I get to go through this. I’m grateful for the road that lies ahead. Watch how I come back from this. So, give me some time, I’ll dust myself off and get right back to being the best version of Tyrese Haliburton.
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Proverbs 3:5-6 “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight."
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