Mike O'Koren, who was worked with Jordan in the NBA, said his long-time friend has a passion for Rutgers.

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While many players may peek at a puzzle, only a select few devote enough time and effort to transform them from a time-waster into a passion.

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But to be a successful government, you have to be a government which has a common purpose, and that common purpose is firstly to sort out the economy and, secondly - and this is certainly my great passion - is to make sure that at the same time we give greater opportunity for people to get ahead: what is called in the jargon "social mobility".

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The deceased was a recent magna cum laude graduate from an excellent university, but rather than pursue a career he chose to be a full-time volunteer for the needy (a passion of his since elementary school).

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Clearly the league expected (hoped?) that as it expanded into large television markets in non-traditional areas, fan passion and interest would eventually grow over time.

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But when the economic crisis dimmed the now-graduate's prospects of securing a full-time position with a firm, he turned to another passion: entrepreneurship.

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Steve embodied principles which we need to believe are possible at this point in time: The idea that work and passion can go hand-in-hand.

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After his freshman year of high school, the precocious, computer-savvy kid decided to drop out altogether to devote more time to his passion for technology.

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Among the likely reasons for the ascension of Tim Cook, the hardworking operations guy who succeeded Jobs at the time of his death: his attention to detail, passion for the product and round-the-clock commitment to the job.

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Initially trained as a chemist, Margaret Thatcher retrained to be a lawyer, then followed her passion and entered political life at a time when the idea of becoming a female Prime Minister was almost inconceivable- even to herself.

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If that doesn't wet your gadget whistle, Darren Murph recently spent some time going inside Innovation Lab with its co-founder, Mads Thimmer, chatting about a driving passion for what's next.

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