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The speaker says that a job title or profession does not fully define who he is. He is pushing back against people who reduce him to only his work and saying they will never truly understand him that way.
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Originally said in English.
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About DeMarcus Cousins
American professional basketball player, born 1990
DeMarcus Cousins is an American professional basketball player, known as “Boogie.” Born in 1990, he has played in the NBA and, as of the latest record, for the Selenge Bodons of the Mongolian Basketball League. He is also known for his college career at Kentucky and for being selected fifth overall in the 2010 NBA draft. Cousins earned consensus second-team All-American honors in 2010 after his freshman season with the Kentucky Wildcats. He was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team with Sacramento, and later made four All-Star teams from 2015 to 2018. He also won gold with the United States national team at the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics.
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