What was that axiom that Red Auerbach was attributed with? &quot;You can&#x27;t teach height.&quot; Ricky demonstrated he was hungry to learn and succeed at a very early age, a quality that will always bring some level of success through life: &quot;I had to bring my dad to the office the next day and told him to pretend to say some words in Mandarin while I just demanded that I get put in an honors-level English class.&quot;<p>How do you identify those who are underprivileged, but carry that quality too? It can be very difficult to identify.