It has been edited for length and clarity.As a child, I was considered somewhat of a baseball prodigy. I lived for baseball.

I’m building for legacy, and I’m building for history. This whole time I was building to be a rock star, and not now. I am the queen of hip-hop — Soul is a rock star. Thank you.

I told her I wasn't going into any armed forces. I was going to be a rock star. She couldn't understand what I was saying, but she didn't try to stop me from pursuing my dream. She bought me a toy ...