Vol.1

(The son is playing basketball with his father.)

The son: "Hey, Dad. I’m going Pro. I’m going Pro. "

The father: "Okay. Yeah, I don’t know, you know. You’ll probably be about as good as I was. That’s kind of the way it works, you know. I was below average. You know, so you’ll probably ultimately rank somewhere around there, you know, so ...I really... You’ll excel at a lot of things, just not this. I don’t want you shooting this ball all day and night. All right? "

The son: "All right. "

The father: "Okay. All right, go ahead. "

(The son is upset. After thinking for a while, the father changes his mind. )

The father: "Hey. Don’t ever let somebody tell you ...you can’t do something. Not even me. All right?"

The son: "All right. "

The father: "You got a dream, you gotta protect it. People can’t do something themselves, they wanna tell you you can’t do it. If you want something, go get it. Period. "

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Vol.2    In the Interview

Chris: " I’ve been sitting there for the last half-hour trying to come up with a story that would explain my being here dressed like this. And I wanted to come up with a story that would demonstrate qualities that I’m sure you all admire here, like earnestness or diligence,team-playing,something. And I couldn’t think of anything. So the truth is I was arrested for failure to pay parking tickets. "

Jay: " Parking tickets? Hohoho"

Chris: " And i ran all the way here from the Polk Station, the police station. "

Mr. Frohm: " What were you doing before you were arrested?"

Chris: " I was painting my apartment."

Mr. Frohm: " Is it dry now?"

Chris: " I hope so."

Mr. Frohm: " Jay says you’re pretty determined."

Jay: " He’s been waiting outside the front of the building with some 40-pound gizmo for over a month."

Mr. Frohm: " He said you’re smart."

Chris: "Well, I like to think so."

Mr. Frohm: " And you want to learn this business?"

Chris: "Yes,sir, I wanna learn this business."

Mr. Frohm: " Have you already started learning on your own?"

Chris: "Absolutely."

Mr. Frohm: "Jay?"

Jay: " Yes, sir."

Mr. Frohm: " How many times have you seen Chris?"

Jay: " I don’t know. One too many, apparently."

Mr. Frohm: " Was he ever dressed like this?"

Jay: " No. No. Jacket and tie."

Mr. Frohm: " First in your class in school?High school?"

Chris: " Yes, sir."

Mr. Frohm: " How many in the class?"

Chris: " 12. It was a small town."

Mr. Frohm: " I’ll say."

Chris: " But I was also first in my radar class in the Navy, and that was a class of 20."

Mr. Frohm: "...... "

Chris: " Can I say something? I’m the type of person if you ask me a question and I don’t know the answer, I’m going to tell you that I don’t know. But I bet you what…I know how to find the answer, and I will find the answer. Is that fair enough?"

Mr. Frohm: " Chris. What would you say if a guy walked in for an interview without a shirt on and I hired him? What would you say?"

Chris: " He must’ve had on some really nice pants."