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Stefan Marbury. So, he grows up in the surfside projects in Coney Island. Early 1980s, New York City, not a great place. So, he's one of seven kids. When he's eight years old, the Air Jordan's come out. So, he goes to his mom and and Stefan goes to his mom and says, "Mom, I want to pair these these Jordans." His mom looked at him and said, "Jordans cost groceries for a month." Stefan Marbury feels bad. He's a good kid, right? He's a good kid. He he's got a good mom. He he wants to help out his family. So, what does he do when he finds out that that's how much it cost and how down they are. He goes and sells his own pair of shoes that he has, his own little basketball shoes for $14.98. That's how much he makes on him to help mom pay for groceries. Marriott goes on to be a great player, ends up getting picked up in the first round. He goes to the box. He ends up becoming one of the most popular point guards in history up to that point at least. He ends up going to the Knicks and signs a four-year $80 million extension. With bonuses and unless like that upwards of $100 million. Dude, finally makes it. At this time, it was the richest point guard deal in history, but he said he never forgot what his mom said. And in 2006, dude is riding high. He's the star. He's the star of the Knicks. And then all of a sudden, there's this little clothing company and it's called Steven Berry. I might be remembering this wrong guys and how to spell it, but just just take with me. They go to him and say, we've got this crazy idea. What if we showed a really good basketball shoe for the lowest price possible. Morgan, signs a deal with them. And in 2006, they launched Starberry. Guess how much those shoes cost $14.98. In the first month, they sell $200,000 pairs, but here's the craziest thing about it. The Starberry shoes were made in the exact same factory as Jordan. They go bankrupt in 2009. Stock on Morgan leaves the league, but he's not done. He's not washed up. He leaves. He goes to China. He joins the Chinese professional league and he leads the team which is called the ducks to three Chinese League championships. The Chinese government ends up giving him permanent residence. They build a museum in his honor. They have a statue of Stefan Mauer in Beijing. They put his face on a stamp. And in 2015, Mauer brought back the starberry shoes. Quality shoes for kids that they can afford. All because his mom said that Jordan's cost groceries for a month.