Jocko Willink
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My mom taught English and my dad taught history, and I was not interested in either one of those things.
So I was kind of a rebellious kid, but nothing totally out of bounds.
I had a lot of energy and probably a lot of aggression.
And so...
You know, I was kind of looking to get out of that town as soon as I could when I was growing up.
And that's why the military is a nice opportunity to do that.
Siblings?
Yeah, I got an older sister and a younger sister.
So you're a middle child.
Yep, middle child.
No shit, I was not expecting that one.
Yeah.
Yeah, I forget what the middle child is supposed to be like.
Am I not like the middle child?
What's the characteristics of the middle child?
You know, I wasn't really great at any sports.
You know, I played soccer and basketball.
I wasn't really good at either one of them.
I was okay, but definitely not great.
I liked music.