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Boll weevil

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Ochocinco
« on: March 01, 2023, 07:58:25 PM »
Turns out former NFL wide receiver Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson is something of a mustachian and discussed with Shannon Sharpe on Sharpe's youtube show (and podcast?) Club Shay Shay.

There's a condensed version of most of the money stuff here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPfi2gKQd_w

The whole interview has some range, but parts of it get deep into football. It's here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KgScnzMqu_o

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Re: Ochocinco
« Reply #1 on: March 02, 2023, 05:21:35 AM »
"The best investment person is yourself. Do your homework. You don't need all these people."

He's an interesting guy. I remember the flashy, diva type wide receiver image that he portrayed. I had no idea that he literally lived in the stadium for the first part of his career because he saw having his own place as excessive waste.

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Re: Ochocinco
« Reply #2 on: March 03, 2023, 08:43:48 AM »
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There's a condensed version of most of the money stuff here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPfi2gKQd_w
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That was super interesting. He doesn't care what others think and understands the value of money really well. I can't imagine how hard it is to keep your head on straight when you're a rising NFL star.

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Re: Ochocinco
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2023, 08:33:22 PM »
Thanks for sharing this! 

I love how it ends, with Shannon saying that he still wants to be able to “fly private,” and Ochocinco saying, “I just fly Spirit.” 

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Re: Ochocinco
« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2023, 02:20:15 PM »
I'm happy the video clarifies how living in the stadium worked. I think of a stadium as being concrete and metal, not having a really nice lounge, locker room, spa.

I like at the 2-minute mark when he says, "Why did I buy a Ferrari? I'm Ocho," like I'm the Ferrari, and then talks about watches and says, "Why do I need a watch? Watch this: What time is it?" and he gets the time.

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Re: Ochocinco
« Reply #5 on: March 14, 2023, 02:20:54 PM »
The vid has some mini mustaches stuff.

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Re: Ochocinco
« Reply #6 on: March 15, 2023, 02:58:03 PM »
He also was fined seven times for $115,000 during his career for his touchdown celebrations. He knew he would get fined on most of those. I guess you could argue that was a marketing expense as it probably led to some opportunities and kept his name in the news.

 

Wow, a phone plan for fifteen bucks!