Gary Gulman

They were so convincing.

They were so convincing.

And then there was a part of you that thought like, yes, magical, man.

It was intoxicating.

It was.

Because they were so cool.

And my entire life, my family was more of a don't get your hopes up type of attitude, a philosophy of things don't always work out the way you want them to.

And so it was a very negative house.

And I remember asking them, I said, do you guys really think I'm going to play on this high school football team?

I don't.

I don't have that much experience in their answer.

Should I swear or just... Say what really happened.

Every single time I would ask them any kind of question, they'd say, fuck yeah.

And not everybody was using that expression back then.

That was the first instance of somebody saying that to me instead of don't get your hopes up and we'll see.

It was fuck yeah.

And I just, I was like, oh my gosh, these guys are so, so exciting.

And they believe in me.

So that summer, every morning, he works out with the Jetsons from 7.30 to 9.30.

Then they take him to a diner and they buy him a big breakfast with eggs and other proteins.