Joyce left Ireland a year later, when he was twenty-two, but he never really left the manner of life he had known.

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The campaign was a hit, and everyone got the message: Even though Jordan was leaving basketball for the baseball diamond, he never really left the basketball court.

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Scott never really left the health care world after HCA. He helped invest in a predecessor to the Discovery Health cable channel.

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"I felt I was never really going to be fulfilled at GE, " says Morgan, explaining why he left and took a 55% pay cut.

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