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e　the　master　of　money；　you　need　to　be　smarter　than　it。　Then　money　will　do　as　it　is　told。　It　will　obey　you。 Instead　of　being　a　slave　to　it；　you　will　be　the　master　of　it。　That　is　financial　intelligence。

9。　THE　NEED　FOR　HEROES：　The　power　of　myth。　When　I　was　a　kid；　I　greatly　admired　Willie　Mays；　Hank　Aaron；　Yogi　Berra。　They　were　my　heroes。　As　a　kid　playing　Little　League；　I　wanted　to　be　just　like　them。　I　treasured　their　baseball　cards。　I　wanted　to　know　everything　about　them。　I　knew　the　stats；　the　RBI；　the　ERAs；　their　batting　averages；　how　much　they　got　paid；　and　how　they　came　up 1　from　the　minors。　I　wanted　to　know　everything　because　I　wanted　to　be　just　like　them。

Every　time；　as　a　9　or　10　year…old　kid；　when　I　stepped　up　to　bat　or　played　first　base　or　catcher；　I　wasn't　me。　I　was　Yogi　or　Hank。 It's　one　of　the　most　powerful　ways　we　learn　that　we　often　lose　as　adults。　We　lose　our　heroes。　We　lose　our　naivete。

Today；　I　watch　young　kids　playing　basketball　near　my　home。 On　the　court　they're　not　little　Johnny；　they're　Michael　Jordan；　Sir　Charles　or　Clyde。 Copying　or　emulating　heroes　is　true　power　learning。　And　that　is　why　when　someone　like　O。J。　Simpson　falls　from　grace；　there　is　such　a　huge　outcry。

There　is　more　than　just　a　courtroom　trial。　It　is　the　loss　of　a　hero。　Someone　people　grew　up　with；　looked　up　to；　and　wanted　to　be　like。　Suddenly　we　need　to　rid　ourselves　of　that　person。

I　have　new　heroes　as　I　grow　older。　I　have　golf　heroes　such　as　Peter　Jacobsen；　Fred　Couples　and　Tiger　Woods。　I　copy　their　swings　and　do　my　best　to　read　everything　I　can　about　them。　I　also　have　heroes　such　as　Donald　Trump；　Warren　Buffett；　Peter　Lynch；　George　Soros　and　Jim　Rogers。　In　my　older　years；　I　know　their　stats　just　like　I　knew　the　ERAs　and　RBI　of　my　baseball　heroes