Michael Chernow

I would stand at events and just hand bars out and get to meet people.

You know, I think that that is kind of what really does fill me up and drive me.

Great, great question.

There's only one thing we have to do perfectly in life.

Only one.

And that's get back up.

It's the only thing you got to do.

Right.

Like life is going to throw curveballs.

You're going to strike out a bunch of times.

you're gonna lose the fight, you're gonna not hit the sales, you are going to not raise the money, you're gonna open a business, you're gonna close a business.

The only thing that I have found for me in my life

was to be successful every time is just to get back up on my feet and you know I had a drug addiction for 11 years of my life from 12 to 24 almost just before my 24th birthday and it it almost took my life and I got really lucky that it didn't and then two weeks later I asked for help and that was the arguably the best day of my life when I was when I was willing to just

Stand up on my two feet and say I need help and ever since that day I've understood that it's never too late It's never too late

Impossible is not a word that I give much energy towards, you know, and outside of the NBA, like I won't I'll never play in the NBA.

I'm five foot eight and I'm 45 years old.

So like I've tossed that out.

But, you know, like I really do believe that the only thing that we have to do perfectly is get back up.

And it's and it's shown to be accurate throughout my journey.

I was 31 or 32.