Baron Davis
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Going to Duke, yeah. And that's what I started learning in Charlotte was like, yo, like, These problems are worse now, you know what I mean? And I can't get away from them, so. Well, now everybody needs money, right? Now you're the one, you're the economy. I am everybody's lot. Look, let me tell you something, Dan. You know, I wouldn't even come at you like this, but you are my last resort.
Going to Duke, yeah. And that's what I started learning in Charlotte was like, yo, like, These problems are worse now, you know what I mean? And I can't get away from them, so. Well, now everybody needs money, right? Now you're the one, you're the economy. I am everybody's lot. Look, let me tell you something, Dan. You know, I wouldn't even come at you like this, but you are my last resort.
That is the conversation. Yeah. Your best friend can call you, oh, what's up, Dan? What's happening, man? Man, you have an hour conversation. Call back the next day, like, man, you know, I really called you yesterday to, you my last resort, bro. I need like $1,500. I need like $700. I need like $3,500 to, can you bail someone out at $3,500? I need a lawyer. I need this, da-da-da-da, like,
That is the conversation. Yeah. Your best friend can call you, oh, what's up, Dan? What's happening, man? Man, you have an hour conversation. Call back the next day, like, man, you know, I really called you yesterday to, you my last resort, bro. I need like $1,500. I need like $700. I need like $3,500 to, can you bail someone out at $3,500? I need a lawyer. I need this, da-da-da-da, like,
Nobody's asking for $100,000. But a hundred or a thousand people are asking for $510, $12. You know what I mean? And it's not, you know, I learned it's not, now I learned it's not they fault, just people like, They're bold to ask, but you struggle with that no when you're young.
Nobody's asking for $100,000. But a hundred or a thousand people are asking for $510, $12. You know what I mean? And it's not, you know, I learned it's not, now I learned it's not they fault, just people like, They're bold to ask, but you struggle with that no when you're young.
And it's not that the money add up. It's the ass start adding up. The story start.
And it's not that the money add up. It's the ass start adding up. The story start.
The emotional drain starting adding up. Then when you are, then, like, are you making the right decision giving that person $4,000 when this person asked for $4,000 and said they'll pay you back? You know what I mean? And now it's like I already gave them money. I don't want to give them more money. But this person was probably the person who needed it and the person that's going to go on. Oh.
The emotional drain starting adding up. Then when you are, then, like, are you making the right decision giving that person $4,000 when this person asked for $4,000 and said they'll pay you back? You know what I mean? And now it's like I already gave them money. I don't want to give them more money. But this person was probably the person who needed it and the person that's going to go on. Oh.
This person is gonna burn that bridge all because you felt good about like that's the homie or that's somebody that you felt like you had a stronger connection to in your past. So you make a lot of mistakes saying yes to people. And so no was like the hardest thing because if you told somebody no, they would really tell you how they feel.
This person is gonna burn that bridge all because you felt good about like that's the homie or that's somebody that you felt like you had a stronger connection to in your past. So you make a lot of mistakes saying yes to people. And so no was like the hardest thing because if you told somebody no, they would really tell you how they feel.
And you have to. You have to.
And you have to. You have to.
Man, who am I? Like, I am, you know, I'm an enabler to everything that you want to do. And so, for me, it was like, ah, hell no, I ain't doing that, mama. Like, I used to call my mom, my dad, be like, what? I used to yell at him, be like, what the fuck? I'm in the NBA. Clean your shit up. Like God damn, like if I had a son like me, I'd be trying to get right because it's cool over here.
Man, who am I? Like, I am, you know, I'm an enabler to everything that you want to do. And so, for me, it was like, ah, hell no, I ain't doing that, mama. Like, I used to call my mom, my dad, be like, what? I used to yell at him, be like, what the fuck? I'm in the NBA. Clean your shit up. Like God damn, like if I had a son like me, I'd be trying to get right because it's cool over here.
You know what I mean? And so it's like, it was that, it was that struggle. And so when you tell your mama no, man, it's hard. because you didn't ask me for a house, but I can't get you a house. You got these people with you. You know what I mean? I can't get you nothing because you got this to do with it. You know what I mean?
You know what I mean? And so it's like, it was that, it was that struggle. And so when you tell your mama no, man, it's hard. because you didn't ask me for a house, but I can't get you a house. You got these people with you. You know what I mean? I can't get you nothing because you got this to do with it. You know what I mean?
It's like, yeah, and then when I go to do it, I'm really trying to do it and help, and it's just like, it's a tug and pull. You know what I mean?
It's like, yeah, and then when I go to do it, I'm really trying to do it and help, and it's just like, it's a tug and pull. You know what I mean?