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by maceo 4795 days ago
"Rags to riches?" What a bunch of BS. Dude never experienced a moment of poverty in his life, and I doubt he would deny that.
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Well, the article does mention that he was born in Brazil. Perhaps he was a glue sniffing Sao Paulo street kid who was adopted by a caring American WASP family that got him on the fast track to old/new money success.

Seriously, boarding schools are choc full of uber achievers; the notion that wealthy kids are lazy is a myth (assuming trust-afarians are taken out of the equation).