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“What’s not up for debate is me being me. People see this person on TV and on the mic at shows, they see this persona.
I’m a people person, I don’t like the VIP. I’d rather be around my people. I’m a man of the people.
What has no middle to me is Loyalty. No matter what goes on I feel like you should stick with your people. If I been with you at the start stick with me at the end. It’s the type of thing where if you are down I’ll pick you up, and if I’m down you do the same.
Loyalty is everything in my eyes.” Anwan
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-A Series with no name-
As I sit back and think about my journey, I often hear that I have to find a middle ground in the things that I do.
I believe that there is no middle ground.
It’s either you’re going to set your mind to doing something or you’re not. That holds true today with the injustice of my people. There’s no middle ground. We’ve been villainized in the media and our positive impact that my people have made have been muted as well. We all have the ability to Love, to Hate, and to Help others. It’s a choice that an individual has to make. Again, there’s no middle ground in that.
My choice is to Love and Help others. I believe that is my purpose in life. Anyone who knows me can attest to that. If you strongly believe in something, I’m right there with you, cheering you on or figuring out how to make the dream come true. I guess you can call me a hype man or battery pack. I also believe that everyone has the ability to be great, but they have to overcome their personal fears and insecurities. Essentially you have to master the art of not giving a f#%* what people think and keep pushing. ✊🏿” @thecreativegentleman
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To grow the game…
That phrase gets debated, defended, torn apart. And honestly? Most of those conversations miss the point entirely.
But growing the game — really growing it — is two things that rarely get said in the same breath:
Understanding what the game has to offer you. And understanding what you have to offer the game.
How it sharpens you. How it humbles you. How it quietly, stubbornly refuses to let you be less than what you’re capable of.
I watched young men this weekend get surprised by their heroes. And then — in the most important moment — watched those heroes shrink the distance between themselves and those boys.
Anthony Kim took three minutes.
Three minutes. And in three minutes, he handed those kids something no curriculum can teach and no algorithm can replicate. Signed some hands, signed genes his glove and traded it for an overjoyed smile…
I know that feeling. I was a child when I met Allen Houston and Chris Childs. And I’ll tell you — I went home that weekend and threw my Sprewell sneakers in the trash. That’s what proximity to real class does. It reorders your loyalties.
Allen Houston and Chris Childs are my favorite Knicks of all time. (Go orange! And Mello) Full stop. #nkickstape #knicksin4
LIV Golf has given my son two years of that kind of proximity. Two years of watching greatness up close and realizing — they’re just like me. And maybe more importantly: that those who find the greatest success are exactly that. Just like him.
My prayer is simple. That one day, he finds three minutes to give some other kid what was given to him.
Timeless memories don’t require much time.
They just require someone willing to show up.
For the game. For the next generation. For the three minutes that change everything.
Thanks to LIV Golf and @excel_golf for making this possible.
Many more tourneys w my son and our cameras!
#growthefame #longliveliv
#ultralightbeam
Today was just fun. Like, really really fun. 😄⛳
As a Junior golfer, getting to experience golf as a TEAM sport is different. These aren’t just kids I practice with — these are kids I’ve competed with, grinded with, and won championships with. Getting to share a day like this with my #teammate made it mean so much more. 🏆
And then to watch the pros doing the same thing — chasing their championships, playing for their team, competing at the highest level — it made me see the game in a whole new way. Like… that’s the road. And I want to be on it. 🔥
Thank you to LIV Golf for being such amazing hosts. You made a bunch of junior golfers feel like we belonged there. And we’ll remember that. 🙏🏾
And to @julianperico99 and @travsmyth who took time out of their day — you really didn’t have to do that. You had your own day to focus on. But you stopped. You talked to us. You made us feel seen. That means everything to a young golfer who’s just trying to figure out how great they can be.
Thank you. From the bottom of my heart. Can’t wait to cheer for you on Friday! Hopefully you see us in the crowd!
Days like this are why I love this game.
See you on the range. 🤝🏾⛳
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#livtolearn
Yesterday I got to miss school for the best reason ever. 🏌🏾♂️
I went to the LIV Golf event and I didn’t even know how much I was going to learn just by being there.
When I got out of the car, I walked right past Jon Rahm. I didn’t even know it was him at first. He was just… a regular person walking. Tall. Calm. Normal. And when I realized who he was, I thought — that’s what greatness looks like up close. Not scary. Not far away. Just a person. A smile and a fist bump taught me that saying hi to somebody might be the most powerful thing you can do. Acknowledgment is currency. 🤝🏾
I met a player compliance engineer on the range who was testing clubs and told me about bounce off the face, shaft flexibility, length, and playing parameters. I love math and science at school — and I never knew they lived inside the sport I’m learning to love. Now I do. ⚙️📐
Got to meet the pros! @travsmyth and @julianperico99 taught me that the things that frustrate me on the course? They frustrate the pros too. Nobody’s perfect. We’re all just here to get better. That made me feel like I belong here. I’ll get to go watch them play on Friday!
Then the news showed up and asked me questions on camera. I had to think fast, stay calm, and say something real. Turns out I was ready. I even got to see myself on TV when I got home.
I almost forgot to say hi to mom though. 😅 We’ll work on that.
Big day. Bigger lessons. Most of them didn’t come from a classroom. 🌍⛳
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#beforethestarter….
#The first Saturday the black course is open… people show up early.
I got to play the blue course the then black course then made a wedding with 90 minutes to spare… well timed day.
#That started pulling into the golf course at 1 AM.
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Some pictures find you….
Last year I turned 40. My friend Jerris and I went to Bethpage for the Ryder Cup. 36 hours of non stop movement… walked 22 miles. Trains taxied friends houses… and somehow ended up at the first green.
I got a call from my son, he was eating breakfast wondering how the golf stuff was going. I told home to hold on one second…
The sun started coming through the trees. When Rory and Tommy walked up that path with their caddies and their state trooper bodyguards, the light caught them. That golden rim. That glow.
What it feels like to walk down the first fairway on a morning with your boys. Sun on your face. Eyes closed for just a second. That red-orange warmth behind your eyelids. Asking yourself — how lucky am I?
That’s what this Picture is about. TIME
I’ve watched my son pour thousands of hours into this game right next to me. His trajectory … better than mine. But what I love most is watching him fall in love with the process… and finding the restraint to be cool in the light of success. To build skill. To find control. To master craft.
When I look at Rory and Tommy, I don’t just see two of the best in the world.
I see the time.
The kind that doesn’t show up on a scorecard. The 5am range sessions. The fathers who gave up Saturdays. The coach who saw something in a kid. The friend who kept showing up to walk the fairway.
We celebrate the moment. We rarely honor what built it.
Moments that witness masters and champions.
Click.
Then I picked my phone back up, told my son the golf stuff was going really good and that I loved him. I told him to go in the garage and hit some wedges.
You just have to trust it. Trust your speed. Trust the work. Trust that the greens are true.
That’s golf.
That’s life.
The grind always brings golden light.
Big thanks to Scott at bethpage for connecting and showing me where this image will live in the clubhouse.
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Growing up in the 90s. I remember picking up a landline to call my best friend at every time out of the 98 bulls season post season… parents yelling in the background.
In high school I remember falling asleep to Kobe Shaq lobs on Portland, it set the standard of how a comeback turns to a back breaker… When AI stepping over T.Lue wasn’t enough… The Lakers 4th quarters were the primary reason I missed homeroom for a handful of my high school years.
To watch @shaq dominate for the last eternity in pretty much everything is a reflection of the grace a giant can command in the paint and in the silence of a room.
@thebigpodwithshaq came to D.C to sit down with @baileyjacksonsports and @jimjonescapo
To hear a GOAT talk about chasing greatness…
Rap about A.I (not Claude)
Rap about rapping with BIG
Rap about Playing with Kob
To chasing dreams… #83
I’m pretty sure @jimjonescapo said the @nyknicks will win the finals.
BTS: @thebigpodwithshaq@baileyjacksonsports@shaq@jimjonescapo
AST: @iambomanix
Studio: @switchandboard
