New-life lessons from an NBA player turned addict turned good guy

Joshua Longobardy

"The word of the day is perseverance. Everyone has struggles; we all have mountains to climb. The important thing is to persevere the tough parts. Perseverance.

"Because there is a pot of gold at the end of the path. That much I know. I've had strong leaders in my life, and they understood this, and they taught me this.

"We all get down on ourselves. And sometimes all we think about is ourselves, what our problem is. But go to the hospital someday, and visit the kids there. You'll realize you got things to be grateful for, and helping them—just helping kids—will really put things in perspective for you."

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