“If you ain’t first, you’re last.” This obviously untrue (but humorous) statement was made famous by Ricky Bobby, Will Ferrell’s NASCAR-driving character in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. This was the last piece of advice that Ricky’s father gave him before he walked out of his life.
So in a misguided effort to make his father proud, Ricky adopted this statement as his life’s mission. Ricky became obsessed with winning. For a while, this life principle seemed to serve Ricky well. Ricky became the top driver in NASCAR. He became wealthy, married a “smokin’ hot wife,” and had two children.
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