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he bought a bugatti 48 $.4 million. he bought the detroit tigers and one the world series. when i met him in 1998, i was surprised to find him seated in a closet sized space. he sold the tigers in the cars. he signed what was called the millionaires vow of poverty. he would not dry a luxury car or assume any trappings of wealth. that included him trading his impressive office for the small cubicle i found them in. he explained that in reading the bible and the essays of cs lewis, he was reminded of his upbringing in the catholic orphanage. he wanted to devote his years to service. shortly thereafter, on behalf of my firm, i recheck to tom to buy dominoes for over $1 billion. all but a small living stipend he then turned around and donated to catholic charities. he found a college and named it not after himself, but after the mother of god. they maria -- zave maria university. building dominoes from nothing winning the world series, driving that bugatti -- you can guess his answer. he said i have had enough toys to know how important they are not. it was giving back to the u
he bought a bugatti 48 $.4 million. he bought the detroit tigers and one the world series. when i met him in 1998, i was surprised to find him seated in a closet sized space. he sold the tigers in the cars. he signed what was called the millionaires vow of poverty. he would not dry a luxury car or assume any trappings of wealth. that included him trading his impressive office for the small cubicle i found them in. he explained that in reading the bible and the essays of cs lewis, he was...
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was the world series, building dominoes from nothing, or driving the bugatti? you can guess his answer. he said i'd had enough toys to know how important they aren't. it was giving back to the university. it will fill your heart, expand your world. i have seen that kind of service in large and small ways. by sisters devoted the last 45 years to the care of her down syndrome son. my wife volunteered as a teacher for a class for at risk girls. my mom was a frequent visitor to the homes of shut-ins and widows. my cousin was foster mom to 57 kids. my dad and i both ran for political office. running for office, what does that have to do with service? i know for some politics was an occupation. it came at a time when our careers were over. i believe and my dad believed we could help people if we were reluctant. most of you probably won't run for office. the country needs all of you to serve. america faces daunting challenges, generational poverty, looming debt, and a world that is increasingly dangerous and tumultuous. washington appears inept powerless, and without
was the world series, building dominoes from nothing, or driving the bugatti? you can guess his answer. he said i'd had enough toys to know how important they aren't. it was giving back to the university. it will fill your heart, expand your world. i have seen that kind of service in large and small ways. by sisters devoted the last 45 years to the care of her down syndrome son. my wife volunteered as a teacher for a class for at risk girls. my mom was a frequent visitor to the homes of...
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. >> bugatti, fast lifestyle. just part of who i am. >> so is that your dream car? >> i would love to have a car like that but i can't drive that car. i can't drive any car. >> why? >> i been in jail my whole life. even time i was out there. i know how to drive straight. i don't know how to turn. i swear. you looking at me, i swear to god. >> mickey says not learning to drive was but one of many losses he suffered as a gang member. >> he's got to try to move forward. i'm 30 years old. i have nothing to show for 30 years. i don't know how to drive. i don't have no [ bleep ] high school diploma. i have nothing to show for 30 years on this earth. >> in the tier next to him is a group of minor inmates also gang affiliated. mickey says he tries to steer them in a different direction. >> i been shot, been stabbed. most of my beef is with my own gang and it ain't even worth it. it's cool in the beginning. it's something thaw think that you want until you want the opposite side of the gun. you know? >> in a bad neighborhood. >> it's not your neighborhood because people that
. >> bugatti, fast lifestyle. just part of who i am. >> so is that your dream car? >> i would love to have a car like that but i can't drive that car. i can't drive any car. >> why? >> i been in jail my whole life. even time i was out there. i know how to drive straight. i don't know how to turn. i swear. you looking at me, i swear to god. >> mickey says not learning to drive was but one of many losses he suffered as a gang member. >> he's got to try to...
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the stereotype the athlete goes broke because he got a bugatti, huge diamond earrings and everything. you describe it as really feeling responsibility for people wanting to help and they weren't helping themselves. >> yeah. when you're young, you're raised and taught to help your family. that stuck with me. the reason i wrote the book, i'm trying to correct the pattern, the approaches. i'm trying to help athletes, anybody that comes to new money to be able to not go down the road of being broke. hopefully i can change the patterns. you can do certain things but we can't repeat the same things over and over again. >> tell me the advice. i imagine suddenly you see zeros in your bank account and feel like it's never ending. but it can end. >> it can. the three biggest things is knowing the difference between wants and needs and making sure that you have five true friends, not two or three historical and fun friends. you need true friends who give you great advice to help you to maintain and for you not to go broke. i think the third one is having mentors. you can have more than one mento
the stereotype the athlete goes broke because he got a bugatti, huge diamond earrings and everything. you describe it as really feeling responsibility for people wanting to help and they weren't helping themselves. >> yeah. when you're young, you're raised and taught to help your family. that stuck with me. the reason i wrote the book, i'm trying to correct the pattern, the approaches. i'm trying to help athletes, anybody that comes to new money to be able to not go down the road of being...
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john mark will join us to discuss the importance of the apple watch and the company's partnership with bugatti. julie: did you catch the finale of "madmen men?" if you are watching you better bring snickers with you. ♪ >> good morning once again there are some big calls from the street having a big impact on the markets. scarlet: let's start with yelp. yelp was downgraded to neutral from overweight. this is a little bit of catch-up. the yelp share price has not been at $70 since last october. this has to do with yelp looking for a buyer. they look for a takeover or i'd buyer. according to gene munster, a takeout is already priced into the shares and a downside is $38 if a deal doesn't happen. any guesses on who might be acquired? facebook potentially, and priceline. >> what about google? >> google was not mentioned. stephanie: when you google a restaurant or a store yelp is the first listing that you get my always think of google and yelp. to be honest i am not a big yelp user. >> i am down on yelp, too. that is where i bookmarked the wild boar. >> i am not a yelp person. >> even at $46, dow
john mark will join us to discuss the importance of the apple watch and the company's partnership with bugatti. julie: did you catch the finale of "madmen men?" if you are watching you better bring snickers with you. ♪ >> good morning once again there are some big calls from the street having a big impact on the markets. scarlet: let's start with yelp. yelp was downgraded to neutral from overweight. this is a little bit of catch-up. the yelp share price has not been at $70...