There is soooooo much wisdom in building your love life away from the limelight. Though, it doesn't give you guarantees, but having something to prove complicates love.
I've spoken often about the humbling privilege of access in the past (the luxury of being able to step into rooms with remarkable men present), what I do not often share is the dilemma faced when in the presence of said remarkable men.
no one currently living except for Jalen Brunson and George Bush know the feeling of being trained since childhood to fight and defeat your father’s archenemy and succeeding.
He’ll probably never pay for another meal in NYC. He’ll never need a reservation. He’ll be at every NY team’s games in the best seats. When you take one for the team, you always win.
Tbh i know it's funny but that shit genuinely hurt me. It left me cold and i was in her room so i had to leave and when she saw me leaving, she still asked me "Where are you going babe"? I wn run mad.
My favorite @elonmusk quote that I often send friends:
Do not fear losing. “You will lose,” Musk says. “It will hurt the first fifty times. When you get used to losing, you will play each game with less emotion.” You will be more fearless, take more risks.
I do not aspire to become a millionaire in this life [or the next] but I will forever be grateful that humans created capitalism.
And as long as we continue to reward brilliance, innovation and tenacity, we will remain a prosperous species.
If you knew the back story(ies), you would cry too.
Raúl Jiménez has played at four World Cups. Across Brazil, Russia and Qatar, he never scored a single goal. Today, on home soil at the Estadio Azteca, that finally changed. And the moment broke him.
The tears obviously carried years. In March 2026, just three months ago, Jiménez lost his father Raúl Jiménez Vega to pancreatic cancer at the age of 62. He was a pivotal figure in his son's career. That goal was for him.
And there was more beneath it. In 2020, playing for Wolves against Arsenal, Jiménez fractured his skull in a collision with David Luiz. He lay unconscious on the pitch while teammates and family feared the worst.
It took emergency surgery and eight months to return. He still wears the protective headband today. Many of us thought it was over back then. 6 years later, at 35, Jimenez’s story is still being written.
Just think about it. A near-fatal injury, a grieving son and a 12-year wait for one World Cup goal, finally answered in front of his own people.
This is why we watch football. Not for the trophies. For the human underneath. Don’t you just love it.
My name is Ajoje. I am a FIFA Licensed Agent and International Sports Lawyer. I write on the Law and Business of Football, a lot. Repost and Follow if you want to read more posts like this.