"Hey, that's a pretty girl over there. I wonder if she goes out with one of the Yankees!" Breyden "Gump" Nisson said quoting Chris Farley. Then he laughed his infectious cackle.
One of Gump's idols, Chris Farley. Gump makes everyone around him laugh, just like this guy.
He is the one that could bring a whole crowd to tears with laughter. He loved quoting Chris Farley and used any line of his often. When thinking about Gump and what I learned from him, I would say it is the fact that he didn't care what other people thought.
Gump was always one of the better athletes on the sports teams in high school. Everyone loved Gump in high school. He was popular, but he didn't ever put on a fake face for anyone.
He was a great football player, but chose not to play after our freshman year because he didn't like the politics of the team, even though he started and played a ton. He is an even better basketball player, but, again, didn't play because he didn't like the coaches and how they acted toward the team.
Another thing that I've noticed and admired about Gump is his friendliness to everyone. It doesn't matter if he just met you or has known you for years, he's genuine and kind to you. He loves to joke, but his jokes rarely, if ever, bring anyone down or make them feel stupid.
One of the last things I admired, but never dared duplicate is his way of dating. Gump would ask anyone on date, whether he thought it would lead somewhere or not. There were multiple times that I had asked Gump if he wanted to go on a double date, sometimes last minute, and he was still willing to basically drop everything and find a date immediately.
Gump is the awesome guy in the middle. He is here between his two just-as-awesome brothers.
Gump was there on my first date with my wife. He was basically the only reason anyone had fun that night. There were three couples with us, but Gump was the outgoing, fun one. I was awkward and quiet, as was Kaylee for the most part. Gump's date was really quiet too, but we had a blast just being around Gump anyway. The other two that were there were Braden White and Rachel Heinrich, and they were a lot of fun too, but Gump made that date that much better.
Gump will always stand by your side no matter who you are. He was the first to show me that it doesn't really matter what people think of you. For that, I thank him.
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