but what you have to understand, piers, is that my sister smernt entire life being craig robinson's littlerywhere she went, it was craig, craig, and she does a great impression of this. it's like craig, craig, craig, craig, craig. you're craig's sister. are you craig's little sister? she's had to put up with that her entire life. now it's only fair i spend some time being michelle obama's older brother. >> are you proud to be michelle obama's older brother? >> absolutely. absolutely. she's just such a bright light for the family, for the country, for her own individual family, and i couldn't be more proud of her. >> reading the book, very interesting, you're very modest beginnings that you had as family. tell me about the early days. >> you know, i talk about this in "a game of character." it didn't seem modest to us. it felt like we lived in castle even though we lived in this one-bedroom apartment. and it was filled with love and lessons and tenderness. and they're the kind of lessons that resonate at the kitchen table as they did for us on the basketball court as it does for my team and

and i know they'll stand by you, the american people, now and in the future. >> that was craig robinsonerson introducing his sister michelle at the democratic national convention and joins me back again now. what was the moment when michelle was dating, what was the moment that you realized that this guy may be something special politically? >> i had no idea at the time when i met him. i mean, he was a lawyer. he had been a community organizer. i knew he had political aspirations, but he never came off as a political guy to me. he always seemed like just a normal smart guy, great personality, who looked like he'd be a good fit with my sister. that is how i looked at it, and it wasn't until he really started getting into politics and those first early campaigns where i saw, you know, he's got a gift for this >> i remember watching him speak for the first time around 2004, i think it was, and thinking, wow, who is this guy? because he -- he just had something, and other people picked up on it, and then obviously he ended up running and ended up winning, and then you make your speech there

michelle obama's brother, craig robinson. >>> you could call craig robinson first brother-in-law, butbrother is also a college basketball star turned very successful coach and the author of "a game of character: a family journey from chicago's south side to the ivy league." craig robinson joins me now. i read this book. fascinating book. >> thank you. >> for many reasons. >> thank you. >> as i read it, i was thinking, so this guy goes to princeton, you get an mba from the university of chicago, you're the coach of an amazing basketball team at oregon state, and a life of unparalleled excellence and success. and just when you're claiming all bragging rights in the family, your sister goes and marries the guy that becomes president of the united states. i mean, that's a bummer, isn't it? >> for some people it could be. but what you have to understand, piers, is that my sister spent her entire life being craig robinson's little sister. everywhere she went, it was craig, craig, and she does a great impression of this. it's like craig, craig, craig, craig, craig. you're craig's sister. are

but what you have to understand, piers, is that my sister spent her entire life being craig robinson's went it was craig craig. and she does a great impression of this. it's like "craig craig craig. you're craig's sister. are you craig's little sister?" she's had to put up with that her entire life. and now it's only fair that i spend some time being michelle obama's older brother. >> proud to be michelle obama's older brother. >> absolutely. absolutely. she's just such a bright light for the family, for the country, for her own individual family. and i couldn't be more proud of her. >> reading the book, very interesting about you your very modest beginnings you had as a family. tell me about the early days. >> you know, i talk about this in a game of character. it didn't seem modest to us. it felt like we lived in a castle even though we lived in this one-bedroom apartment. and it was filled with love and lessons and tenderness. and they're the kind of lessons that resonate at the kitchen table as they did for us, on the basketball court as it does for my team, and in the board room a

michelle obama's brother, craig robinson. >> when was the moment when michelle was dating barack, whenwas the moment that you realized this guy may be something special politically? >> oh. well, i had no idea at the time when i met him. i mean, he was -- he was a lawyer. he had been a community organizer. i knew he had political

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