“The biggest challenge was getting land for the refinery. I took a bank loan, but Ogun’s governor denied me approval, so I paid the bank with interest. I bought land in Lagos for $100M, not knowing it was marshy. We pumped 65M tons of sand to raise it.”
—Aliko Dangote
“I’ve never slept in any house I bought with my own money. If you do, you’ll become too relaxed. Despite being in a beautiful estate, I still live in rented apartments and pay rent. When I pay ₦50 million a year, I use that pain to keep grinding harder.”
—Ola of Lagos
Neymar took a picture of himself drinking coconut 🥥water while his physiotherapist was massaging him. He said he’s afraid to post it because Brazilians are very unforgiving and they’d say “Does this dude think he’s on vacation?” and wouldn’t understand the hard work he puts in.