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The Thing I Wanted To Focus On First Was That I Wanted To Graduate, And (with Me) Coming Back, I Knew That I Wanted Another National Championship. Another National Championship Is Everyone's Main Goal, But We Have To Take It One Game At A Time. We Can't Get Ahead Of Ourselves. We've Got Washington First, Then We'll See What Happens.

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The Thing I Wanted

Will Smith

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The Thing I Wanted To Focus On First Was That I Wanted To Graduate, And (with Me) Coming Back, I Knew That I Wanted Another National Championship. Another National Championship Is Everyone's Main Goal, But We Have To Take It One Game At A Time. We Can't Get Ahead Of Ourselves. We've Got Washington First, Then We'll See What Happens.

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I Love Creating Music And Television And Film. I Love The Hustle, I Love The Grind, I Love Working Sixteen- And Eighteen-hour Days And Waking Up At Four The Next Morning And Going To The Gym. I Love That.

You've Got To Run Your Career. What Happens Is A Lot Of Times Artists Have This Talent And They're Just Looking For Somebody To Take It And Do Something With It. And You Have To Be The Creative Force.

Begging For Acknowledgment, Or Even Asking, Diminishes Dignity And Diminishes Power.

Life Is Dangerous And You're Not Gonna Live A Life Without Risk.

I'm Motivated By Fear...a Fear Of Fear. I Hate Being Afraid To Do Something.

I'm Not Afraid To Die On A Treadmill.

I Don't Want To Be An Icon. I Want To Be An Idea. I Want To Represent Possibilities.

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