American - Athlete | August 6, 1965 -
You need to learn a practical lesson. Grit alone is not going to save you from sinking.
David Robinson
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When you get that signing bonus, don't start thinking about all the things you can do with $1 million.
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I want you to think about your grandfather's integrity and grit when you're staring at the ceiling of your barracks room, but I also want you to think a little deeper.
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It was difficult to step away. I've always been an athlete. And to give that up was extremely daunting. The looming factor of brain damage, to me, was too strong.
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It's an interesting juxtaposition, being student body president and leading others and learning how to effectively help people on the team in a way that's not as direct.
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It's tragic that there are so few farmer-direct coffees in Africa, but it's very tough.
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Tanzania sells about 50 million pounds of coffee a year to coffee-shop chains such as Starbucks and Peet's. But Sweet Unity is the only finished, branded product from the East African country to be sold directly in the U.S.
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I was probably a naive youth, but I saw that I could make things happen.
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