Steve Harvey who remains a special TV sensation of this century with tremendous influence l didn’t have it all easy when he started this media journey given that it all started like a wish and suddenly a challenge.
His dream to be on TV started as far back as when he was in grade 6, but as you’d expect, criticisms to most successful people are a stepping stone for them to achieve their goals and Steve isn’t an exception.
Did you know that Steve Harvey used to gift one of this teachers a TV every Christmas? Here’s why.
Steve Harvey reveals that one of his teachers mocked and reprimanded him when he said he wanted to become a tv presenter. She even went as far as calling his parents to ridicule him after he had revealed his dream. However, Steve’s father encouraged him despite that he used to stutter.
As a challenge, he took it upon himself to become a TV personality and an influential one at that. Since getting on TV, he decided to gift her (the teacher) a TV every Christmas period.
His reason being that he wanted her to watch him on TV to have what he became despite her discouragement.
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