Many people ask, why do you rise? And I tell them, this is why I rise. I rise for those

that paved the way before me and gave me belief in the power. If you see me as a

giant, it is only because I am standing on their shoulders. I rise because it is my

will, my passion, my burning desire, and I cannot stand still. I rise because I know

that I have a legacy to fulfill. I rise because this is my journey, not just a

destination. I rise because I am the creation. I rise because every second,

every minute, every hour, every day, every week, every month, every year, that goes by,

brings me closer to fulfilling my ultimate obligation. I rise because I lead an

army of kings and queens. And this is the dawning of a new day. I rise because we are

many like grains of sand. I rise before I lead. But first, I must pave the way. I rise because

if anyone can do it, I know I can. I rise because people like Martin, Malcolm, Marcus Garvey,

their life for the struggle. I rise because people like Rosie, Oprah, Perry, and Coretta

still tall in the face of adversity. I rise because I have a dream. I rise because I

will see that dream fulfilled by any means necessary. I rise because I know that none but

ourselves can free our minds from mental slavery. This is why I rise. Why do you rise?

How bad do you really want it? Yeah, you talk about it all the time, but how bad do you really want it?

You see, I'm chasing this game, this motivation, the pain that I see my whole life, I understand now,

I understand that they don't want to see us make it. They don't want to see us stand on the stage

with the big dogs and take a little of that money off their table. You see now, they call the

millenials disrespectful, but that's not true. We cried out and we cried out for help, but you never came.

We cried out and we cried out, but you never wipe the tears off our eyes. We wanted to be just like

but we grew up and we realized that our idols was just that. They're not teachers. They're not the water

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