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The lesson of his life isn’t just about the rewards of persistence. It is about the necessity of being misunderstood. He accepted the labels the world gave him because it provided him the cover he needed to continue building his empire on his own terms. He allowed people to underestimate him because it gave him the element of surprise. And even today, as he stands at the height of his powers, he remains an enigma. He is a man who was forged in the fire of rejection, a man who knows that the loudest applause often comes from those who were once the loudest critics.