title: Dear Mom Thank You For Everything
author:  Bradley Trevor Greive 
description: Since the debut of his international bestseller <I>The Blue Day Book</i>, Bradley Trevor Greive has become a household name in more than 115 countries. A former Australian paratrooper, BTG left the army to pursue more creative misadventures. He has been bitten by wild monkeys and rabid bats and was accepted into Russia&rsquo;s cosmonaut training program&ndash;though those incidents were, by and large, unrelated. BTG spends most of his time in a tiny Tasmanian hamlet.<B></b><BR>&#160;
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  > > > > > _To my goddaughter, Gia,_
  
  > > > > >  _and all the young ballers out there_
  
   **Acknowledgments**
  
  I have a team of people that I would like to thank, and I fully recognize that
  I would not be where I am today without the support of my family and friends
  behind me.
  
  Amanda, my wife and my best friend, you have given up and sacrificed so much
  to help me better my career (even being my off-season workout partner). Words
  cannot express how much you mean to me, and I am so excited that you are with
  me for life. We are a pretty unstoppable team.
  
  Special thanks to my incredible parents, who have been with me since day one.
  Mom, thank you for being extremely honest, absolutely hilarious, and my
  ultimate role model for what strength looks like.
  
  Dad, thank you for driving me all the way to Pennsylvania twice a week,
  attending every AAU tournament, and still traveling to lots of my WNBA games.
  You are my biggest fan.
  
  To my older sister, Lizzie, thank you