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" Coming from a home like I did, I learned a lot about work ethic and determination. "
Jason Pierre-Paul
Work Ethic
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" My dad never quit no matter what. He couldn't see, but he never let that stop him. Most people, when something like that happens, they just think their life is over. But that's not true. My dad can still do things like a normal person. He still cooks; he still watches my sister and my brother's baby when my mom's not home. "
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" I had a job to take care of my parents, to take care of some bills at the house, because my daddy wasn't working. I had to figure out how to make that all work at one time. I was working at Boston Market... I told my coach, 'I can't play football because I have to make money to help my mom.' "
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" Yes, I went the junior-college route, but I was playing at some very good junior colleges. "
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" I'm just very fortunate that I'm alive. I look every day and see my hand and say, 'Thank you, Lord.' "
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" I guess you could say I took the hard route. That doesn't work for everybody, but it's worked out all right for me. "
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" The bottom line is I'm a football player, and I played three years of college football, and I produced all three years. I also got better every year, and I just felt like it was time to move on. "
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" My mom and dad taught me a lot. They kept me out of trouble and told me to go a better route. They taught me how to be a man, basically. "
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" We had bills to pay. My dad wasn't working, and it was tough for my mom. People were always raising the rent, so I had to work, too. Everybody in the house worked to pay the rent. "
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" We moved from place to place, and it was hard to adjust to different schools. But we made it. "
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" Honestly, it is not all about attitude; it is all about heart. You can have the attitude, you can have the swagger, you can talk your way, but it is all about heart. "
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" Growing up, as a kid, my father was always there. "
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