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“You have made me laugh more than any other person on this earth.

So who exactlyisthis man who plays such a big part in Michelle Obama’s life?

Craig Robinson and Michelle Obama

Let’s get to know more about her brother, Craig Robinson.

She also instilled in them a strong work ethic, teaching them the importance of discipline.

She also made sure that they did their share of the housework.

The Robinsons

“If we had a chore, we had to do it right,” said Craig Robinson.

Even when she was the first lady, she said her mom still played favorites.

“I’m like, ‘I live in the White House.

Craig Robinson and Family

What more do I have to do?'”

It’s a good thing that they got along, since their childhood home was quite small.

The two evenshared a bedroomgrowing up, with a divider between their beds to give them some privacy.

Craig Robinson

She played sports with me, rode bikes with me.

She got to do everything I got to do.

We were friends and playmates growing up.

Craig Robinson

To the point my mom said, ‘You got to stop worrying about your sister.

She can do stuff on her own.’

I would see to it she was included or taken care of before I can start enjoying myself.”

Craig Robinson and Barack Obama

Pursuing his love for sports, Robinson becameone of the best basketball players in Ivy League history.

He was also selected twice for First Team All-Ivy, and earned three Ivy League titles.

Her roommate’s mother went so far as to petition the school to give her daughter a white roommate.

Craig Robinson

“You build up a thick skin.”

She was known as “Craig’s little sis” on campus.

Banking earned Robinson a lot of money, but he felt unfulfilled in his job.

Craig Robinson and Michelle Obama

“I was coaching part-time in youth leagues and high schools,” Michelle Obama’s brother toldInc.

After Northwestern, Robinson would go on to coach at two more colleges, Oregon State and Brown University.

The position is far more than just a job to him.

Craig Robinson

Robinson is especially excited for the opportunity to mentor young players.

“I think you oughta have both if you’re trying to really help players develop.

…The on-the-court stuff is extremely important to these guys.

Craig Robinson

They start to trust you and have a relationship with you.

That’s when they start listening.”

She’s not the only member of her family to have some serious writing chops, though.

Craig Robinson

Family is at the center of Robinson’s book.

The memoir was written in memory of his father, Fraser Robinson III,who died in 1991.

Robinson alsodedicated the book to his family, who he calls “my life, my everything.”

Craig Robinson and Barack Obama

That one game told the basketball star everything he needed to know about his sister’s boyfriend.

“I realized he wasn’t selfish,” Robinson told theNew York Post.

“He wasn’t greedy.

Craig Robinson

He showed character on the court.

He called fouls and gave up fouls.

You have to trust the guys you’re playing with in pickup, they’ll make the right call.

Craig Robinson and Barack Obama

He did all of that.

I was able to get back to her and say, ‘He seems like a pretty good guy.’

In an interview withInc., Robinson gave advice to African-Americans and other minorities looking to start their own businesses.

Craig Robinson and Michelle Obama speaking on stage

There’s nothing wrong with that.

You just have to be prepared for it.”

“Many of your customers aren’t going to give you the benefit of the doubt.”

Craig and Kelly Robinson walking together

“She never played.

She could’ve been a really good player.

But she came to the games at Princeton because everyone was going.

Craig Robinson smiling

If everyone wasn’t going and I wasn’t playing, she wouldn’t have gone.”

The former president is his number one fan.

“I think Barack is very excited to see what we’re going to do with the Knicks.”

Leslie Robinson on the basketball court

His first marriage ended in divorce

Craig Robinson has been married twice.

On top of that, he was paying child support and moved in with his mother.

It was actually a good time to reassess what’s important in your life.

Robinson eventually gained custody of his children in the tense divorce proceedings.

Robinson and Kelly have two sons together, Aaron and Austin.

“It was happy, excited, and surprised all at once,” he toldThe Daily Princetonian.

“The only one that truly thought that Leslie was going to get drafted was her eight-year-old brother.

I am so proud of her.”

Unfortunately,her contract ended in 2019.

Leslie left that position in March 2021, shortly before her younger brothers were expelled.

Since April 2021, she has worked as an associate producer for Trilogy Films.