Jay Quote #1243
Quote from Jay in He Said, She Shed
Jay: Okay. It's a straight shot, pal. You got this. How are you feeling?
Joe: I'm nervous.
[aside to camera:]
Jay: My son was being tested as an athlete, but I was being tested as a father. What I said then would help shape the man Joe would become. Nerves are for losers. What you're feeling is excitement because for the first time in your life you're doing something that actually matters. These other kids they want you to choke because you're king of the mountain, and they're climbing to reach you. You've got to be ready to step on their fingers.
Joe: That sounds mean.
Jay: They would do the same thing to you. Now, get out there and take what is ours. And have fun.
Joe: [screams]
Jay: Huh. That's new.
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Quote from Gloria
Gloria: But Joe worries me because stress can destroy a child. Take it from Cartagena's junior regional backstroke champion.
Manny: You used to swim?
Gloria: Like a cigarette boat fleeing to international waters. But all that stress brought the darkness in me. I started pulling out my hair, and... there was an incident.
Manny: What kind of incident?
Gloria: I'm ashamed to admit it, but when I lost one of the big races, I might have hit one of the other swimmers in the leg with a skimmer pole.
Manny: You Tonya Harding-ed another girl?
Gloria: No, in Colombia, they call it the Gloria Ramirez-ing.
Quote from Gloria
Jay: You know, Gloria, with the right training, this kid could go all the way. Me managing his golf career can be my second act.
Gloria: You're 70. Your second act was two acts ago.
Quote from Jay
Jay: [aside to camera] I needed to find a way to spend more quality time with Joe. I couldn't take another Saturday of hide-and-seek. At this point, I've spent more time in the closet than Mitchell. [chuckles]