My pops told me mostly bullshyt, and i learned early on his "advice" was the usually the opposite of what i should do. My Uncles and older cousins gave me good game tho.
-To be successful in business, you can be the best or the cheapest. But the best always wins.
-When in doubt, whip it out.
-Once the fight is on you must crush your enemy completely, no halfway fight
-Nobody ever got rich spending money, but everybody went broke spending money
Your pops was talking about a gun?