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This is What Motivates Shannon Sharpe

Name: This is What Motivates Shannon Sharpe
Uploaded: 2024-09-27T18:59:09+00:00
Duration: 56 s
Channel: John Wetmore
Description: In this brief interview excerpt, Shannon Sharpe recounts a formative memory from when he was 12 years old. He promised his mother that one day he would…

27 Sept 2024 · 1 min

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In this brief interview excerpt, Shannon Sharpe recounts a formative memory from when he was 12 years old. He promised his mother that one day he would earn enough money to buy her a Mercedes, a promise he later fulfilled. He also asked his grandmother what she wanted most; she expressed a simple desire for a decent home that wouldn't leak, describing a house where rain could fall all night without getting her wet. Sharpe emphasizes that these modest, family‑centered goals—providing his mother with a luxury car and ensuring his grandmother a dry, safe home—were the core motivations that drove his ambition and success. The interviewer responds appreciatively, noting the value of simple, meaningful aspirations.

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When I was 12 years old, I told my mom, I said, Mom, I'm gonna have some money one day and I'm gonna buy you a Mercedes. And I did. When I came and I asked my grandmother, I said, Granny, what do you want? I said, you want me to buy you a car and teach you how to drive? She said, no, son, I don't, son, I don't want that. She said, son, I want a decent house. I said, Granny, what is a decent home? And I remember it like yesterday. She said, son, I want to go to bed one night. And she said, I want God to let it rain as hard as he possibly can. And I want him to let it rain all night long. And she said, I want to wake up and not be wet. That's a decent home for my grandmother. That's all she wanted. She got two grandboys that's making a million dollars, and she wanted a house that wouldn't leak. That's all she wanted. That's what drove Shannon. That's what got me here.
That's such a cool story, man. Sometimes the simple things in life, what are the most valuable to the people around you? I love it.