Randy Moss and Myles Garrett after Will Anderson Jr. lost a bass while fishing:
Randy Moss: “Must’ve been one of them dual-threat QBs you couldn’t get your hands on.”
Myles Garrett: “That was Lamar right there.” 😭
The Indian families I know who own gas stations pool money together with 6-12 adults in the family, they work 12-16 hour days & reinvest most of the profits to acquire businesses.
And the “why not stay in India?” point ignores that America offers things that people value more than lower cost of living. Things like scale, infrastructure, financing, legal protections, consumer spending power and long-term opportunity for their children.
Mike Brown was fired from the Kings less than a year and a half ago.
He was also fired by the Cavaliers, who he just swept, TWO SEPARATE TIMES in his career.
Today, he’s leading the Knicks to their first NBA Finals in 27 years.
One thing about adulthood that way too many people learn way too late (and have no choice but to learn the hard way): you have to be deliberate/proactive about everything. For the first time in your life, you can't be passive participant in anything.
Tristan Thompson explains how he invested in Anthropic
“It was a buddy of mine in Silicon Valley… just going to a couple of these dinners they were doing with the NBA, sitting there talking to these guys and really picking their brains”
“They were telling me about the future of AI and technology… I was like hey man, I like what you’re talking about”
“It was a bunch of SF guys and everyone kept telling me, so I was like alright man, here’s a check. I wanna get in the game”
“From there they just opened up so much for me. I was able to get in early through SPVs and bring in my other buddies to make a bigger check”