Brianhg:
Thanks, again. My thoughts about SUCCESS, generally are very fluid. Not knowing much about the man's personal life, he certainly appears to have skipped the whole marriage and kids thing, working those long hours, 7 days a week. One (unpleasant) alternate background might have involved ironic aspects, like having a kid gone bad, in a wealthy house ! Or some other bunch of 'legal' troubles, like the 'rich' sometimes face.
Maybe he has some eastern religious feelings that helped weather the lack of great financial rewards. I don't know, but would be interested in some sort of biography or autobiography, to really resolve what his total experience has been.
He certainly had a knack for defiance, of doubters and naysayers, and that in itself is a special trait. Shit,...now I'm curious !