Rod Wave is a proud father and often dedicates his music to his kids. He has mentioned in interviews that his biggest motivation in life is to provide a better future for his children and give them the opportunities he didn't have.

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So, you've got a problem? That's good! Why? Because repeated victories over your problems are the rungs on your ladder of success. With each victory, you grow in wisdom, stature and experience. You become a better, bigger, more successful person each time you meet a problem and tackle and conquer it with a positive mental attitude.

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In the short term, it would make me happy to go play outside. In the long term, it would make me happier to do well at school and become successful. But in the VERY long term, I know which will make better memories. ― Bill Watterson

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Sometimes the hardest person to forgive is yourself.

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I regard (parenting) as the hardest, most complicated, anxiety-ridden, sweat-and-blood-producing job in the world. Succeeding requires the ultimate in patience, common sense, commitment, humor, tact, love, wisdom, awareness, and knowledge. At the same time, it holds the possibility for the most rewarding, joyous experience of a lifetime, namely, that of being successful guides to a new and unique human being.

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Always work hard and have fun in what you do because I think that’s when you’re more successful. You have to choose to do it. — Simone Biles

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The successful man will profit from his mistakes and try again in a different way. ― Dale Carnegie

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Rod Wave's real name is Rodarius Marcell Green. He adopted the stage name "Rod Wave" as a combination of his nickname and a reference to his love for water, which symbolizes his emotional depth in his music.

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Always be yourself, express yourself, have faith in yourself, do not go out and look for a successful personality and duplicate it. - Bruce Lee

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I played golf with my friends, and then I started to play with the hustlers. And I learned a lot. I learned about golf; I learned about gambling. I learned about everything.- Donald Trump

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