didn’t pressure me to become
better. She wanted me to hang out
with my cousin at his university.
“What’s the difference if I’m at
university or I’m in the hood?” I’d
say. “It’s not like I’m going to
university.”
“Yes, but the pressure of the
university is going to get you. I
know you. You won’t sit by and
watch these guys become better
than you. If you’re in an
environment that is positive and
progressive, you too will become
that. I keep telling you to change
your life, and you don’t. One day
you’re going to get arrested, and