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you’ll see his self-taught bellicose sideif you ever try to cross him <strong>in</strong> a negotiation.And you’ll see his <strong>in</strong>troverted selfif you ever try to make d<strong>in</strong>ner planswith him.“I could literally go years withouthav<strong>in</strong>g any friends except for my wifeand kids,” he says. “Look at you andme. You’re one <strong>of</strong> my best friends, andhow many times do we actuallytalk—when you call me! I don’t like socializ<strong>in</strong>g.My dream is to live <strong>of</strong>f theland on a thousand acres with my family.You never see a team <strong>of</strong> friends <strong>in</strong>that dream. So notwithstand<strong>in</strong>gwhatever you might see <strong>in</strong> my publicpersona, I am an <strong>in</strong>trovert. I th<strong>in</strong>k thatfundamentally I’m the same person I alwayswas. Massively shy, but I <strong>com</strong>pensatefor it.”597/929

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