Who I Am

My name is Aleksandar Saber. Before I became a limousine driver in Las Vegas, I was simply a man searching for a better life. Like millions of immigrants who come to America carrying little more than hope, I left behind everything that had shaped me: my family, my friends, the streets where I grew up, the language I had spoken my entire life, and countless memories that could never fit into a suitcase. Everything familiar remained thousands of miles away in my homeland of Serbia. I wasn't running away from my country. I was running toward an opportunity. Like so many before me, I believed that somewhere across the ocean there was a chance to build a better future. I was not looking for an easier life, but rather one where hard work could truly make a difference.

People often ask me where the stories in this book come from. Some assume they must be fiction because they sound too unbelievable to be true. Others smile and tell me that no one could possibly experience so many strange situations in one lifetime. I always give them the same answer. "I didn't invent these stories. Las Vegas did." Before I tell you about the celebrities, the gamblers, the weddings, the millionaires, the cowboys, the heartbreaks, and the unforgettable people who climbed into the back seat of my limousine, I think it is only fair that you first get to know the man behind the wheel. I was born and raised in Serbia, where life teaches you early that nothing worth having comes easily. Hard work wasn't something people admired; it was simply expected. If you wanted something, you earned it. If you gave someone your word, you kept it. If life knocked you down, you stood back up because there was no other choice. Looking back now, I realize those simple lessons became the foundation of everything that happened later in my life.