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My headmaster was convinced I would amount to nothing in life and that my parents were wasting their money trying to educate me.
Once, I timidly presented my below-average Form Three results to my uncle who glanced at them, grimaced and said, "No problem. If you fail, you will work here".
He was running a garage. The fear of ending up in a garage made me study a little harder. Despite all, my grades in school were at best, average and when I did excel, I surprised even myself.
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