Kris Paronto

I was out of, you know, so many people of different backgrounds and nationalities come together for a focus to win games. Sounds like the military. It does. And it sounds like, you know, that's why I laugh when I hear all these DEI pro, all this. So we had diversity way back then, guys. And guess what? We were called the Dixie Rebels too. And not one black dude gave two shits.

We were proud to be called the Rebels. That's what we were. And I wasn't as true. I mean, they were hardcore. I just flunked out of school. Now, I ain't going to lie. My ethnicity did help. It does. He's Mexican, dude. And my grandpa, it allowed me to at least have a foot in the door where, okay, we can kind of trust this guy. And stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason.

We were proud to be called the Rebels. That's what we were. And I wasn't as true. I mean, they were hardcore. I just flunked out of school. Now, I ain't going to lie. My ethnicity did help. It does. He's Mexican, dude. And my grandpa, it allowed me to at least have a foot in the door where, okay, we can kind of trust this guy. And stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason.

We were proud to be called the Rebels. That's what we were. And I wasn't as true. I mean, they were hardcore. I just flunked out of school. Now, I ain't going to lie. My ethnicity did help. It does. He's Mexican, dude. And my grandpa, it allowed me to at least have a foot in the door where, okay, we can kind of trust this guy. And stereotypes are stereotypes for a reason.

I have no problem with that. But it was one hell of an experience because we were so good. It was fun playing on a team of so many different characters. And what got me is that was back in the day when Bloods and Crips, they were, you know, that was a big deal. There's gang violence all the time. And there was a guy named Stacy. He was a West Coast Blood. He came from Los Angeles.

I have no problem with that. But it was one hell of an experience because we were so good. It was fun playing on a team of so many different characters. And what got me is that was back in the day when Bloods and Crips, they were, you know, that was a big deal. There's gang violence all the time. And there was a guy named Stacy. He was a West Coast Blood. He came from Los Angeles.

I have no problem with that. But it was one hell of an experience because we were so good. It was fun playing on a team of so many different characters. And what got me is that was back in the day when Bloods and Crips, they were, you know, that was a big deal. There's gang violence all the time. And there was a guy named Stacy. He was a West Coast Blood. He came from Los Angeles.

And then we had a guy named Chucky who was best athletes I've ever seen in my life. He was a Donna Street Crip from Vegas. And I went to Stacy one day because I didn't get, I'm this naive kid from Colorado, you know. I don't know what I can ask or what I can't listen. I say, hey, how come you guys aren't killing each other? You know, I'm being an idiot. How should I say that? I'm 19 years old.

And then we had a guy named Chucky who was best athletes I've ever seen in my life. He was a Donna Street Crip from Vegas. And I went to Stacy one day because I didn't get, I'm this naive kid from Colorado, you know. I don't know what I can ask or what I can't listen. I say, hey, how come you guys aren't killing each other? You know, I'm being an idiot. How should I say that? I'm 19 years old.

And then we had a guy named Chucky who was best athletes I've ever seen in my life. He was a Donna Street Crip from Vegas. And I went to Stacy one day because I didn't get, I'm this naive kid from Colorado, you know. I don't know what I can ask or what I can't listen. I say, hey, how come you guys aren't killing each other? You know, I'm being an idiot. How should I say that? I'm 19 years old.

What am I saying the right thing? And Stacy looks at me and he goes, he goes, on the streets, man. Yeah, he said, we would. I said, I'd shoot that motherfucker. But here, I just want to win. It's like, wow, that just makes so much sense. Wow. And that's also when I started going to the military and then even GRS. A lot of people don't know. Oz and I don't get along. We never have.

What am I saying the right thing? And Stacy looks at me and he goes, he goes, on the streets, man. Yeah, he said, we would. I said, I'd shoot that motherfucker. But here, I just want to win. It's like, wow, that just makes so much sense. Wow. And that's also when I started going to the military and then even GRS. A lot of people don't know. Oz and I don't get along. We never have.

What am I saying the right thing? And Stacy looks at me and he goes, he goes, on the streets, man. Yeah, he said, we would. I said, I'd shoot that motherfucker. But here, I just want to win. It's like, wow, that just makes so much sense. Wow. And that's also when I started going to the military and then even GRS. A lot of people don't know. Oz and I don't get along. We never have.

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We had to, yeah.

We had to, yeah.

We had to, yeah.

Well, it's just personalities. Oz is a wonderful, wonderful person. He is in his own right. It's just personalities. I'm very outspoken. Whenever we do speeches or things like that, he always wanted to kind of play like the politician. I got to make both sides happy. I was like, screw this. Say what happened. So we went at odds. But even when we were downrange, it just was personalities, man.