Mike Eruzione

And then IBM, this was in February,

And then IBM called my agent, advisor, and they wanted me to do 10 appearances, five at the Fountain Blue in Florida and five at the Drake in San Francisco.

I'd never been to California and I'd never been to Florida, and they were going to give me $3,000.

just to walk out on the stage and wave.

I didn't even have to do anything.

I made more in those ten appearances than my dad made in one year.

So I thought, this is a pretty good deal.

Maybe I'll do some of these again.

And then I got into broadcasting, then I got into obviously speaking and doing things that I do now 45 years later.

Although, as you all know, I work at Boston University.

I've been there 30 years.

Although if you counted all the days I've been there, I've probably been there five.

I got a good gig at BU.

But it's just funny how your life works, never knowing what you're gonna do, what is available.

But like I said, after the Olympics, I was going to coach and teach.

That's what I was going to do.

And the next thing you know, wow, this thing was pretty big.

And your life kind of turned or changed.

My life changed to a degree.

I haven't changed.