From the below, if correct, he seems fairly normal from the perspective that his family was wealthy enough to afford an education at any university if he had the qualifications to enter.........he liked soccer, most people abroad do, he studied the religion of his area............looks like a normal life........he liked poetry, higher learning in general, etc.........


Bin Laden was raised as a devout Sunni Muslim.^[29] From 1968 to 1976, he attended the élite secular Al-Thager Model School.^[25][30] He studied economics and business administration^[31] atKing Abdulaziz University. Some reports suggest he EARNED a degree in civil engineering in 1979,^[32] or a degree in public administration in 1981.^[33] One source described him as "hard working";^[34] another said he left university during his third year without completing a college degree.^[35] At university, bin Laden's main interest was religion, where he was involved in both "interpreting the Quran and jihad" and charitable work.^[36] Other interests included writing poetry;^[37] reading, with the works of Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery and Charles de Gaulle said to be among his favorites; black stallions; and association football, in which he enjoyed playing at centre forward and followed the English club Arsenal F.C.^[38]