17. Harry Leary Devalued His Personal Gains - "I can't imagine being in the mind of Harry Leary"

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2025-11-11

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17. Harry Leary devalued many of his personal gains because. The riders were told to give the “schwag” away to promote the brand. He ended up keeping very little and holding very little to value. He had a locker in Lake Havasu that was sold off because he wasn’t paying for the unit. Greg never had Harry sign anything, even though he had given him things over the years - he thought he would be around forever.  

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No, it's I fortunately or unfortunately can't imagine being in the mind of Harry
can't imagine being in the mind of Harry Liry and
Liry and >> and I've heard where he devalued a lot
>> and I've heard where he devalued a lot of his personal gains just because it
of his personal gains just because it was so prevalent got all this stuff and
was so prevalent got all this stuff and all his swag and they were told to give
all his swag and they were told to give it away and it really is her job to give
it away and it really is her job to give it away to promote the brand and they
it away to promote the brand and they ended up keeping very little and holding
ended up keeping very little and holding very little to value. Well,
very little to value. Well, >> he he didn't hold a whole lot. He had a
>> he he didn't hold a whole lot. He had a locker up in uh Lake Havsu, storage
locker up in uh Lake Havsu, storage locker that held all of his all the
locker that held all of his all the golden things he had and he wasn't
golden things he had and he wasn't paying on it, so they sold it to some
paying on it, so they sold it to some guy up there.
guy up there. >> Yeah,
>> Yeah, >> we kind of know about anyway. So, yeah,
>> we kind of know about anyway. So, yeah, >> it is what it is. He just didn't have
>> it is what it is. He just didn't have anything. I don't know if he didn't
anything. I don't know if he didn't value any of that stuff.
value any of that stuff. He gave me a couple jerseys over the
He gave me a couple jerseys over the years, and of course, I never asked him
years, and of course, I never asked him to sign anything because I figured he'd
to sign anything because I figured he'd be around forever.
be around forever. >> Yeah,
>> Yeah, >> the sad part. But uh there was just
>> the sad part. But uh there was just nothing in there. Some clothes, very
nothing in there. Some clothes, very minimal.
minimal. >> Yeah.
>> Yeah. >> What he had in there and most of, you
>> What he had in there and most of, you know, you see his stuff all over the
know, you see his stuff all over the place. They signed stuff on eBay. And I
place. They signed stuff on eBay. And I don't know. [laughter] Most of that
don't know. [laughter] Most of that probably came out of his locker. I'm
probably came out of his locker. I'm guessing
guessing >> I think a good chunk of it has come out
>> I think a good chunk of it has come out of his locker.
of his locker. >> Yeah. I'm just surprised he let that
>> Yeah. I'm just surprised he let that thing go. It's like there was [laughter]
thing go. It's like there was [laughter] some That was his retirement, man. What
some That was his retirement, man. What the hell?

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