Larry King Live and Direct

I visited Larry King Live on Wednesday night and we had a great visit, covering many topics. We talked about my new book Think Like a Champion, which also covers a wide variety of topics, from Obama, to Madoff, to pirates and prescience. To be a champion, as I told Larry, knowledge is important, and this book provides a solid step in that direction.

Here are a few highlights from our interview:

• On real estate: I mentioned that this is a great time to buy real estate. However, banks are not doing their job. They’re not providing financing for deals. If the seller won’t give you financing, my advice is not to do it.
   
• On taxes:  We have to pay taxes, but we want to pay a reasonable tax. We don’t want to see the money squandered--and money in this country is being squandered.
   
• On Iraq:  The war in Iraq is unreasonable. There’s $1 trillion right there. And, more importantly, hundreds of thousands of people--both on our side and the other side--have been killed and maimed and badly hurt. I think it’s just a shame. It’s unreasonable. And by the way, Saddam Hussein did not knock down the World Trade Center.
   
• On Obama:  He’s a champion. He won against all odds. When he first announced his decision to run for President, people were giving him virtually no chance. And he’s done something that is amazing.
   
• On fear in this economic situation: Fear is realistic, people are afraid. They’re losing their jobs, and their homes. There is nothing wrong with being fearful, but you have to do something about it. And that’s what I write about in the book.

This is the best time to be a champion. In fact, it may be what is required. Let’s give it our best shot.
 

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