Errol Musk credits his son's uber-macho 'South African boy' upbringing with driving his ambition.
credits his son's uber-macho"South African boy" upbringing with driving his ambition.
Amid Musk's roller-coaster pursuit of Twitter, his father Errol Musk told AFP in an interview that he had tried to raise his sons"as South African boys", instilling in them the same discipline he learnt in the military.He said that even as a pre-schooler, Elon had set his sights on becoming the wealthiest man alive, crediting that uber-macho"South African boy" upbringing with driving his ambition.
After his parents' acrimonious divorce, Elon decided to live with his father - taking an overnight train alone when he moved in. When young Elon announced that he planned to be a millionaire, his father remembered, another adult scoffed at the boy.
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