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I didn’t want to have success on somebody else's terms. Everything I wanted to do, I wanted to own it. I wanted it to be mine.
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The speaker rejects success defined by other people. They want control over both the work and the way it is judged, rather than achieving someone else’s version of achievement. Saying they wanted everything to be “mine” expresses a strong need for ownership, independence, and personal responsibility.
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