Teddy Atlas

I was out on that day, you know, with the guys that I grew up with now, you know, the guys from the projects, as I described, and I was with one of them who, he's dead now. So I was with him, and we were...

I was out on that day, you know, with the guys that I grew up with now, you know, the guys from the projects, as I described, and I was with one of them who, he's dead now. So I was with him, and we were...

I was out on that day, you know, with the guys that I grew up with now, you know, the guys from the projects, as I described, and I was with one of them who, he's dead now. So I was with him, and we were...

we, we were in a neighborhood, the neighborhood we grew up, that I hung out in, and they, and he grew up in, Billy, he came from the, from the project, and we got into a thing where we cut, somebody cuts off, we cut them off, you know, jumped out to fight, and, um, you know, it turned out there's like five or six of them, and two of us, and, um,

we, we were in a neighborhood, the neighborhood we grew up, that I hung out in, and they, and he grew up in, Billy, he came from the, from the project, and we got into a thing where we cut, somebody cuts off, we cut them off, you know, jumped out to fight, and, um, you know, it turned out there's like five or six of them, and two of us, and, um,

we, we were in a neighborhood, the neighborhood we grew up, that I hung out in, and they, and he grew up in, Billy, he came from the, from the project, and we got into a thing where we cut, somebody cuts off, we cut them off, you know, jumped out to fight, and, um, you know, it turned out there's like five or six of them, and two of us, and, um,

You know, we fought, you know, right on the side, right there. Only about a block from where I used to hang out. And maybe a block and a half. And right in front of like a Spanish bodega. And it really does happen in slow motion. I actually saw the guy. I was fighting the guys that I had to fight. And then all of a sudden, I was able to get one guy out of the way a little bit.

You know, we fought, you know, right on the side, right there. Only about a block from where I used to hang out. And maybe a block and a half. And right in front of like a Spanish bodega. And it really does happen in slow motion. I actually saw the guy. I was fighting the guys that I had to fight. And then all of a sudden, I was able to get one guy out of the way a little bit.

You know, we fought, you know, right on the side, right there. Only about a block from where I used to hang out. And maybe a block and a half. And right in front of like a Spanish bodega. And it really does happen in slow motion. I actually saw the guy. I was fighting the guys that I had to fight. And then all of a sudden, I was able to get one guy out of the way a little bit.

And, um, I really, I noticed the guy go into his pocket and, um, I knew why he was going in his pocket, you know? And, um, When he came out of his pocket, I knew what it was right away. It was weird because in the neighborhood, guys used to hang out. They were into this, you know, they get into fads like right on the streets.

And, um, I really, I noticed the guy go into his pocket and, um, I knew why he was going in his pocket, you know? And, um, When he came out of his pocket, I knew what it was right away. It was weird because in the neighborhood, guys used to hang out. They were into this, you know, they get into fads like right on the streets.

And, um, I really, I noticed the guy go into his pocket and, um, I knew why he was going in his pocket, you know? And, um, When he came out of his pocket, I knew what it was right away. It was weird because in the neighborhood, guys used to hang out. They were into this, you know, they get into fads like right on the streets.

And they went to, at that time, they went to this cheap knife, but it was, they thought it was, well, we thought it was cool. It was a 007. And the cool thing, whatever, was that you could flick it. You can learn, and I learned how to flick, you know, but I never carried a knife. But when my friends would have it, I would just, you learn how you could flick it open.

And they went to, at that time, they went to this cheap knife, but it was, they thought it was, well, we thought it was cool. It was a 007. And the cool thing, whatever, was that you could flick it. You can learn, and I learned how to flick, you know, but I never carried a knife. But when my friends would have it, I would just, you learn how you could flick it open.

And they went to, at that time, they went to this cheap knife, but it was, they thought it was, well, we thought it was cool. It was a 007. And the cool thing, whatever, was that you could flick it. You can learn, and I learned how to flick, you know, but I never carried a knife. But when my friends would have it, I would just, you learn how you could flick it open.

Not a switchblade, but flick it with your wrist. And I was like, here I am in the middle of this freaking fight, and all of a sudden, oh, it's a 007, you know? And so I'm like, you got to make a decision, you know? And... I got a split. I could either not do nothing, which didn't seem like a great option. I couldn't run away. Why not?

Not a switchblade, but flick it with your wrist. And I was like, here I am in the middle of this freaking fight, and all of a sudden, oh, it's a 007, you know? And so I'm like, you got to make a decision, you know? And... I got a split. I could either not do nothing, which didn't seem like a great option. I couldn't run away. Why not?

Not a switchblade, but flick it with your wrist. And I was like, here I am in the middle of this freaking fight, and all of a sudden, oh, it's a 007, you know? And so I'm like, you got to make a decision, you know? And... I got a split. I could either not do nothing, which didn't seem like a great option. I couldn't run away. Why not?

Because you gotta live with yourself afterwards and that's more difficult to live with than whatever it is at that second because that don't go away.

Because you gotta live with yourself afterwards and that's more difficult to live with than whatever it is at that second because that don't go away.