ESPN's Stephen A. Smith shares how a tough childhood shaped his ambition to become a renowned sports journalist and previews Super Bowl LVII on 'Jesse Watters Primetime.'
"At a very young age, when my father had doubts, I was definitely hellbent on proving him wrong," Smith said."But as time grew on and I saw my mother struggling and suffering because of the kind of positions that he put her in, she ultimately became my ultimate source of motivation."
"Your own ambition and everything else kicks in, and you recognize you've got two choices. You can lay down and do nothing and just disintegrate or you can rise up and strive to be the best that you can be and enjoy the journey along the way, not just the finish line, but the actual journey," Smith said."Things that are worth having — if it's easy, it ain't worth having. It's the tough road that makes you appreciate what you ultimately end up accomplishing.
At ESPN, Smith has become one of the highest-paid sports journalists, but before Smith could write, he had difficulties reading. and channeled his energy into his passion: sports. Now, Smith is looking to pay it forward.
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