Ron White
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But I thought, you know what, this is it.
You gotta do this.
You gotta do this.
You have to do this, Ron.
So I started training and my goal was to compete.
Well, I really didn't start training, but I just set my sights on it.
I started thinking about how would I memorize a deck of cards, started developing a strategy.
And this was March, February, March of 2007.
I'm like, I'm going to compete in the 2007 USA Memory Championship.
I'm at the base in Fort Worth, the Naval Air Station, Joint Reserve Base.
I'm thinking about I'm going to compete in this memory tournament.
A guy walks by me, and he says, White, are you going to volunteer to go to Iraq or Afghanistan?
I said, I can't go, man.
I've got a business.
I'd have to cancel contracts, refund deposits.
I can't go.
He said, chill out, White.
You're not going.
Two hours later, this guy says, White, you're going to volunteer to go to Iraq or Afghanistan?
I said, I can't go, man.