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Part 2: Antonio Brown on Getting Grazed by Bullet at 18, Uncle Shot & Ending Up in Wheelchair
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Super Bowl champion Antonio Brown talked about his tumultuous upbringing in Liberty City during the late 1990s and early 2000s, marked by prevalent drug selling and violence. Brown revealed growing up amidst neighborhood gangs like John Doe, who were highly involved in criminal activities. Raised predominantly by his mother, with his father away playing football, Brown learned about the tough realities of life at an early age. Despite the challenging circumstances, football was an escape for him, a passion he inherited from his father, Eddie Brown, a notable player in the Arena Football League. Brown shared an incident when he was grazed by a bullet on his ear in a shooting at a local party during high school, a turning point that led him to mature and make better life choices. His experiences served as motivation to pursue a successful career in sports and strive for a better life.
