{"id":105542,"date":"2016-09-05T07:52:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-05T15:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=105542"},"modified":"2023-09-01T02:25:32","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T10:25:32","slug":"black-self-improvement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=105542","title":{"rendered":"Self-Improvement"},"content":{"rendered":"

I heard this black guy in his 20s try to talk to a kid about life.<\/p>\n

Guy: “You have to constantly try to get better. If you made five tackles in your last game, then you have to try to get six in your next game. If you only make four tackles, you know what that means?”<\/p>\n

Kid: “No.”<\/p>\n

Guy: “You have to work harder.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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