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What's it like to raise a daughter like Hoda?

How does one raise a child like TODAY's fourth-hour host Hoda Kotb? In honor of Hoda's birthday, we spoke to her mother Sami Kotb, who says her "Hodi" had a tenacious spirit since she was a little girl. But even the determined Hoda had a few bumps along the way, including struggling with the college admissions process, which Sami had to encourage her through. "She knew what she wants from childh

How does one raise a child like TODAY's fourth-hour host Hoda Kotb? In honor of Hoda's birthday, we spoke to her mother Sami Kotb, who says her "Hodi" had a tenacious spirit since she was a little girl. But even the determined Hoda had a few bumps along the way, including struggling with the college admissions process, which Sami had to encourage her through. "She knew what she wants from childhood," Sami said of her now-famous middle child. "She persisted and she got it." Watch the video: