Ben Carson
* Born in the slums of Detroit, in deep poverty
* His mother and father divorced
* His mother came from a family of 24 children
* His mother couldn't read
* His mother raised Ben and his brother, Curtis
* Ben was the worst student in his grade school
class
* Ben becomes top student in his school
* Ben becomes a world renowned doctor
"I hated poverty.
Poverty is more of a
choice than anything
else, and I can change
that (poverty). It
depends upon how
hard I want to work,
and I decided that I
would change it."
Poverty is more of a
choice than anything
else, and I can change
that (poverty). It
depends upon how
hard I want to work,
and I decided that I
would change it."
