WEBVTT - Take the Harder Path

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<v Speaker 1>I sees Daily Game. It's a production of iHeartRadio. What's

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<v Speaker 1>Up Besides Tea? You're listening to the Daily Game, the

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<v Speaker 1>compilation of motivational quotes I've collected over the years that

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<v Speaker 1>I've found inspiring and helped me through the game of life.

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<v Speaker 1>Today's quote because from someone I really respect, my man,

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck d I'm very fortunate to be close friends with Chuck.

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<v Speaker 1>Public Enemy was one of the most influential groups during

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<v Speaker 1>my era hip hop. I was fortunate to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to tour with them many many times going around the world.

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck has a great quote about me where he says,

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<v Speaker 1>iced Tea is the only person that does things that

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<v Speaker 1>totally jeopardizes his career to stay awake. So Chuck knows

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<v Speaker 1>me better than anybody. We are very very close as

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<v Speaker 1>brothers that try to help change the world. Spread the

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<v Speaker 1>knowledge and anything he says, please pay attention to it.

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck says, being positive it's like going up a mountain.

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<v Speaker 1>Being negative, it's like sliding down a hill. A lot

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<v Speaker 1>of times people want to take the easy way out

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<v Speaker 1>because it's basically what they've understood throughout their entire lies.

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<v Speaker 1>Notice if you're giving up because it's what you know

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<v Speaker 1>how to do. Success is harder because it's worth it.

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<v Speaker 1>You see a lot of times in life we start

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<v Speaker 1>taking the easy way out. You start hanging around people

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<v Speaker 1>that are always into shortcuts. Oh, this is an easier way.

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<v Speaker 1>This is an easier way. But success requires work and

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<v Speaker 1>it's gonna be harder. So you gotta be willing to

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<v Speaker 1>go up that hill or climb up that mountain to

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<v Speaker 1>get there. There are no shortcuts. So if you're familiar

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<v Speaker 1>with taking shortcuts, success might be something that is foreign

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<v Speaker 1>to you because you've never really put in the work.

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<v Speaker 1>When you start to quit, think is this what I'm

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<v Speaker 1>used to doing? Is this something I'm really used to doing.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm used to quitting, and maybe it's time to restructure

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<v Speaker 1>your life so you start taking the hard route. One

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<v Speaker 1>thing I do in my life is always I say

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<v Speaker 1>in my brain, I say, stop being lazy. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm supposed to do my fifty hundred push ups a

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<v Speaker 1>day and I look at the floor and I'm like, nah,

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<v Speaker 1>But I say, stop being lazy. If you have something

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<v Speaker 1>that you can trigger in your head that keeps letting

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I gotta stop taking the easy way out.

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<v Speaker 1>You're gonna move closer and closer to success, and you'll

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<v Speaker 1>be proud of it because it's worth it. The key

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<v Speaker 1>is you have to be willing to stay in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>And if your life has always been about quitting, then

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<v Speaker 1>you can't get mad. You know, when the success isn't

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<v Speaker 1>shown to you. You have to learn how not to

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<v Speaker 1>quit and how to climb that mountain. This has been

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<v Speaker 1>another Ice Cole fact from me Ice Tea. Listening again

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow when I drop some wisdom on your ass till then,

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<v Speaker 1>stay safe, stay smart, and stay making choices that level

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<v Speaker 1>up your game. I sees Daily Game. It is a

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<v Speaker 1>production of iHeartRadio, Final Level Entertainment and Auditing, an Asylum

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<v Speaker 1>producer is Jordan run Talk. If you like what you heard,

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