"I've been around for 32 years and nobody knows who we are."

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“I was at this fancy school and I felt out of place, so I rebelled. But Jim Lyons put his arm around me. He cared about me.”

“If you serve the business, it will serve you. Serve the business, serve the team.”

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“I graduated second to last in my class. I was a fat kid. I was bullied by others.”

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