But for globe-trotting explorer Nathan Drake it's his life motto. Greatness from small beginnings.

Boomstick: And beginnings don't get much smaller than his.

Little Nate spent half his childhood in a boy's home where he was raised by nuns picked on by bullies and pretty much just hated for every second of his life.

Wiz: Nathan found solace in his fascination with history; particulary the explorer who found El Dorado: Sir Frances Drake.

And like his idol Nathan dream of one day escaping the orphanage to go on treasure hunts of his own.

Boomstick: And he did with his big brother Sam.

The treasure? Their dead mom's old journals about Mr. Drake himself.

Turns out they were in some old lady's house so they broke in, she called the cops and then immediately died from a heart attack.

Wiz: Obviously not wanting to be caught trespassing and standing over a dead woman when the police arrived Nathan began a life on the run.

Boomstick: Talk about shitty luck, all he wanted was a book!

Wiz: Fortunately Nathan seen born for the treasure hunter's life.

He's exceptionally athletic, has encyclopedia historical knowledge and can find a way out of almost any bad situation with his quick wit.

Boomstick: He would make sure that everyone would remember the name: Nathan Drake.

Wiz: After several solo adventures, Nathan Drake eventually teamed up with Victor Sullivan a former Navy officer turned expert Con artist.

Sully taught Nathan the ways of combat, both with his fists and with firearms.

Boomstick: Good thing too, because it semms like everybody out there wants to take a shot at Nate.

He almost always has a 45 defender or 9-millimeter pistol on hand.

As well as a couple of grenades but Nate can also record the body count was just about any weapon he touches.

Including machine guns, shotguns, grenade launchers and sniper rifles.

Hey when there's a literal army of bad guys out there tryin' to kill you got to become a one man army yourself.

Wiz: Oh speaking of bad guys actually... Actually need to go. I still have to pay off my loan i took for my latest experiment.

Boomstick: Bad guys? Who the hell did you get the loan from?

Wiz: Uh...

The Yakuza.

[Wiz runs away, close the door and starts a car]

Boomstick: Oh shit! Well come back next week for the full episode and to find out. If Wiz still has his kneecaps.