Hasan Piker

But it's definitely not there in the forefront as it once was. Why am I bringing that up? I'm bringing that up because I think I just have an obsessive nature. Very stubborn. Some people might say it's autism. I don't know, maybe. But that's what it is. There's a constant want inside of me that I have never really examined. where I always want to do more.

I always want to be better than who I was the day prior. And that's been the case since I was a kid.

I always want to be better than who I was the day prior. And that's been the case since I was a kid.

I think that a lot of people from the house, I would say you're very hard on yourself.

I think that a lot of people from the house, I would say you're very hard on yourself.

Yeah, I wouldn't say I'm... too hard on myself necessarily, because I understand that it takes time. I understand that change requires, like hard work is not going to happen overnight. So I feel like that is the reason why I'm not super hard on myself, because I'm very happy with what I've achieved. It's not like I'm like, oh, I'm such a loser.

Yeah, I wouldn't say I'm... too hard on myself necessarily, because I understand that it takes time. I understand that change requires, like hard work is not going to happen overnight. So I feel like that is the reason why I'm not super hard on myself, because I'm very happy with what I've achieved. It's not like I'm like, oh, I'm such a loser.

Like, I need to to get better, whether it be playing basketball and like trying to dunk again. Right. Or whether it be working out, physical fitness, trying to hit certain PRs, like trying to achieve the the same.

Like, I need to to get better, whether it be playing basketball and like trying to dunk again. Right. Or whether it be working out, physical fitness, trying to hit certain PRs, like trying to achieve the the same.

like physical uh prowess that i demonstrated when i was 26 at the age of 33 maybe 34 in the future uh all of that stuff i am aware takes takes a lot uh to accomplish and so i take the the gains that i make in the short term and i don't take it for granted i that that keeps me very motivated and very happy so i don't think i'm too harsh on myself were you bullied as a kid oh yeah Oh yeah.

like physical uh prowess that i demonstrated when i was 26 at the age of 33 maybe 34 in the future uh all of that stuff i am aware takes takes a lot uh to accomplish and so i take the the gains that i make in the short term and i don't take it for granted i that that keeps me very motivated and very happy so i don't think i'm too harsh on myself were you bullied as a kid oh yeah Oh yeah.

Um, I mean, Turkish bullying is different. Like it was pretty violent, you know, pylons just beating the shit out of someone. You know, I also was the, uh, the rich kid cause my family initially is very affluent for Turkey. And, uh, my father lost all of his money by the time I got to college, but that's besides the point.

Um, I mean, Turkish bullying is different. Like it was pretty violent, you know, pylons just beating the shit out of someone. You know, I also was the, uh, the rich kid cause my family initially is very affluent for Turkey. And, uh, my father lost all of his money by the time I got to college, but that's besides the point.

But in that process, they took me out of private school in third grade and sent me to public school. And Turkish public schools are, you know, that's like the Turkish income inequality is something that is very different than even American income inequality, even though America is now more, America is now resembling Turkey a little bit, the Gini coefficient. But

But in that process, they took me out of private school in third grade and sent me to public school. And Turkish public schools are, you know, that's like the Turkish income inequality is something that is very different than even American income inequality, even though America is now more, America is now resembling Turkey a little bit, the Gini coefficient. But

Would say that that wealth disparity was so severe that means that like someone like myself going to public school in Turkey was almost controversial at the time at least for middle school Because public schools, when you go to high school and college, are the best schools in Turkey. Because we have a nationalized education system. But in middle school, it was like, I guess, unique.

Would say that that wealth disparity was so severe that means that like someone like myself going to public school in Turkey was almost controversial at the time at least for middle school Because public schools, when you go to high school and college, are the best schools in Turkey. Because we have a nationalized education system. But in middle school, it was like, I guess, unique.

And I got, I had this kid who, you know, followed me home with a knife. And I remember like negotiating with him in the entire school.

And I got, I had this kid who, you know, followed me home with a knife. And I remember like negotiating with him in the entire school.

uh throughout the entire process and uh i just like walking backwards because he didn't know where i lived and just because i used to walk home from the school and walking walking walking and then uh luckily because i was so late that my mom was outside already and she was screaming she didn't even see the kid had a knife um but it was like a somewhat traumatic experience for me but it was also kind of a funny experience