Former Basketball player Dwyane Wade has reflected on his past to guide young athletes and their futures. He recently opened up about early financial mistakes during an interview with PEOPLE, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he found it extremely challenging to trust people after signing his first big contract as a basketballer, and he eventually lost most of his money to lawsuits and divorces.
Dwayne added that the JPMorganChase Athlete Council is very important for the next generation of athletes because they now have a group of sports figures to learn from.
His words, “I made my first million when I was 21 years old. I didn’t trust no one in the beginning. It took me about six to seven years before I even was open to it.
And it took me going through a lot of things — lawsuits, divorces, all the things I was going through — and then I opened up to trust someone because I was going to lose everything, I felt like.
It was very hard for me in the beginning to trust.
Now you can trust the things they tell you to do when it comes to really shifting your mindset very early — and I think we have to get to the kids earlier now.
As an athlete, that’s how we learn. We make a mistake, and we know not to do that again… You can be imperfect. You don’t have to get everything right… but in the midst of making those mistakes, make sure you learn from them immediately.”
WOW.
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