30. Linda believes that Harry Leary felt that their father was holding him back from his dreams

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MIkv_Li0OY4

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2025-11-15

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Public

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0:16

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30. In this clip from Kyle’s conversation with LInda Leary, we learn that the BMX legend (Harry Leary) felt that his father was holding him back from achieving his dreams. Their parents never felt like he would go anywhere with bikes. 

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And I believe that he felt that my father, not so much my mother, but that
father, not so much my mother, but that my father was holding him back for
my father was holding him back for achieving his dreams because they never
achieving his dreams because they never felt that
felt that >> he was going to go anywhere in bikes.
>> he was going to go anywhere in bikes. Ch.

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