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> [Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball team at Princeton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/sports-were-a-big-part-of-my-life-i-was-the-captain-of-the-basketball/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

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## More by John W. Rogers, Jr

> [Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/financial-literacy-is-just-as-important-in-life-as-the-other-basics/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [Sports were a big part of my life. I was the captain of the basketball team in high school, and captain of the basketball…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/sports-were-a-big-part-of-my-life-i-was-the-captain-of-the-basketball/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [I don't even have a computer in my office. If I had e-mail, I'd never take the time to read research or absorb information.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/i-don-t-even-have-a-computer-in-my-office-if-i-had-e-mail-i-d-never/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [There's no statistical evidence that human beings have an ability to move in and out of the markets effectively. It's next to impossible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/there-s-no-statistical-evidence-that-human-beings-have-an-ability-to/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [I really did believe that the most successful investments were the ones that you could own for the long run.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/i-really-did-believe-that-the-most-successful-investments-were-the/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [Become that rare person where people know that your word is your bond and you're going to do exactly what you say you're going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/become-that-rare-person-where-people-know-that-your-word-is-your-bond/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [The most important thing is to stay the course - not to get shaken out of the market during a difficult time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/the-most-important-thing-is-to-stay-the-course-not-to-get-shaken-out/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [My mom was the first African-American woman to graduate from the University of Chicago Law School, in 1946. She had leadership roles in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/my-mom-was-the-first-african-american-woman-to-graduate-from-the/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [It is very different trying to help a community organization than trying to sell yourself or sell a product.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/it-is-very-different-trying-to-help-a-community-organization-than/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

> [My father was a Tuskegee Airmen captain in the Air Force and a very strong personality. He believed in fairness and ethics and living…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-w-rogers-jr/my-father-was-a-tuskegee-airmen-captain-in-the-air-force-and-a-very/)

[John W. Rogers, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-w-rogers-jr/)

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