Tbh he was very successful for a long time, but he's a good example for why hiding a stutter doesn't work very well. And why it's better to be open and honest about how we speak. A lot of the biggest things people went after him for where his avoidance behaviors. If he had realized sooner "I can't hide it anymore" and stopped doing his avoidance behaviors as often to stutter openly, he'd have had a lot more support and done better for all people who stutter