Eddie - you made thousands of people grab a chance - not to be afraid - you are loveable and humble.......people will talk about you for centuries to come! you made your mark - and we are all proud of you. From me......thank you very much ...you helped me so much! You should be an inspirational speaker traveling the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I remember watching Eddie with my Dad when I was a child. He was at home dyeing of liver cancer. I was 8 years old; my father got such a laugh from watching Eddie just keep trying! We cheered him on every time we saw him. I'm not trying for a sad story, just wanted to emphasize that Eddie gave people smiles even in their darkest hours. Great Olympic spirit!
Yea, to pursue a ski jumping career as an adult.. Its absolutelty insane and so historically cool. You just need a mental strength and balls like no other. Lets face this guy is got balls like iron. I really really admire this individual
Such a modest and humble man. I rem back in 1988 he captured the heart of the British nation. The whole family were sitting around the TV to watch his Olympic jump live. We just wanted him to land safe and sound, it did not matter that he came last, he was already a hero for getting there. A national treasure. I hope that the film provides the man with financial stability into old age. Shame about his marriage failing but guess that happens to many of us. Legend.
This guy is the real deal. I don't know what impresses me more. That he made it to the Olympics or that he's still working as a plasterer after he's now the most famous ski jumper of all time. He really is. Even Matti Nykänen is internationally (and outside the hard core fan base of the sport) known by more people today thanks to the film that was made about Eddie Edwards. No disrespect to the most supreme ski jumper ever, but that's a fact. Eddie Edward's story is amazingly inspiring and he's a truly remarkable man. A great British sportsman. God bless him. Greetings from Germany.
My husband and I saw Eddie The Eagle over this past weekend, and loved it. Such a refreshing, heartwarming movie. Eddie's determination and strength is an inspiration to us all.
Eddie, I remember watching you in 1988. You were great and yes you did represent what the Olympics were meant to be. Thanks for chasing you dream. You are an inspiration.
Well, Mr. Edwards, you are again a celebrity tonight as we watched your story unfold in the theater. Having not been familiar with it before, you have inspired us over here in Utah in the USA. Thank you for being so brave and giving it all you had. Very inspirational! :)
Legend. An inspiration to anyone who wants to achieve something. The 'level' of achievement is irrelevant. He got what he wanted. Hats off to Eddie Edwards.
yes that Olympic spirit is gone. Like ice hockey in the Olympics now a bunch of pros take a two weeks off vacation play real shitty hockey. They gave nothing no sacrifice just a week holiday for some rich guys. Eddie was truly an inspiration and still is What makes him special he is not a spoiled jerk he is like one of us who goes out and does the weekend warrior
At first, you laugh at him and his performance. Then you start to think: it takes big balls to sit on that beam up there and let yourself go. Every jump is a victory. Eddie Edwards is an amazing human being.
Only just saw the film,dropped a tear,had no idea what EDDIE had been through,but hey,we are BRITISH and LOVE our underdogs because of thier spirit. EAGLE is unique.......what brit has ever bettered him? Well done Edward Edwards,i was only 25 at the time so had no concept and laughed with a lot of others,but i grew up,and through not knowing the truth we are all ignorant,bless your soul EDDY....................................
This guy is so genuine. Honour and respect to him. I loved him at the end of the end of the 80's and so glad now to watch the real story about him now and had tears for hours :)
What comes through most is a level-headed, down to earth man who achieved a dream. No airs or graces, or big 'I am' attitude. A British Olympic Legend, whose only goal was to have the chance to compete at the highest level - and he did it.
Eddie is an inspiration to all those who want to compete . He exemplified the Olympic ideal, such a shame the people in charge of the Olympics didn't see it that way . Great film ,great guy .
This guy had multiple talents and was always on the bubble, he shown grit and determination to take up a sport then not long later be in the Olympics, he shown true british grit and determination, of course nobody likes that because it means you have to keep up! Of course him shaming 10 year professionals at the time didn't help! Well done eddie, a true national gem
Eddie Edwards was fantastic on the slopes back then. He is a real hero for the sport of ski jumping I think. He never gave up and showed what great spirit and determination he had. I can still vividly remember watching Eddie do he's ski jump back in 1988 during the winter Olympics in Calgary when it was shown here in the UK live on BBC 1. I was 15 years old at the time and saw him do that jump live. It was the most amazing thing back then. I will never, ever forget it. The 1980s was in the days before freeview, satellite multi-channel tv, no internet/wi-fi, no PC's, tablets, technology was still pretty basic. This was in the days of home computers of the microchip when we still commonly used video recorders or VCRs. The UK if not the world was a very different place back then. I saw the 'Eddie The Eagle' movie tonight at the cinema/theatre here in the UK and thought it was a brilliant feel good film, I throughly enjoyed it and will be buying it when it comes out on DVD/bluray.
Who care's how short his jumps were. It takes major balls just to go down the 90m ramp...Hat's off to Eddie!! I would have shit my pants just looking down the ramp. And he's an Olympian for life!!!....nobody can ever take that away...
Awesome guy. The Olympic spirit. Saw the film this evening. Little did I know the struggle eddie had had just to get to the Olympics. An eye opener. Makes me realise that we all have to struggle and persevere in all our lives.
I SO, remember those Calgary Olympic Games! Even though, Canada didn’t win a gold medal that year, I remember being thrilled about Elizabeth Manley’s silver medal.... AND, Eddie the Eagle!
Eddy the Eagle Edwards, One of the BRAVEST SPORTSMEN EVER. I have stood at the bottom of the Innsbruck ski jump & boy oh boy it is scary . He deserved a medal just for considering doing it.
Watched him when I was growing up. Loved it. So he didn't jump far and got more publicity at the bottom end of the sport but so what? He turned a fairly unpopular sport into a spectacle. Which brings me to those terrible specs, kooky charisma and bulldog looks. (Sorry Eddie). I applaud him for being such a determined, good sport despite it all being against him. Why did I bring his looks into it? Cos if he was a glamour nobody would've tried to ban him. You're a fucking hero. And a MUCH more eloquent person than most sportspeople. Well done you
We love you Eddie! All these years later and you will always have those who truly and fully respect you for what you did. You have a quality to you that unfortunately some people will Crucify you for....but only because they Envy it.
We Canadians LOVED you! We thought you were the BOMB!!! (Canadians, that is...) We LOVED the whole thing! you had balls of STEEL! That slope was STEEP!
Yes but one of yours turned his back on Canada , and took Eddie’s British record away from him . Poor show ! “Canadian-born Glynn Pedersen was raised in Canada but was born to English parents. As a result, Glynn went about changing his nationality to ensure he could compete for Great Britain at the Salt Lake City Games. He went on to finish in 48th position at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.”
Everybody loves the underdog! i´ve met him as a child and he signed my very first pair of skis i´ve ever had. What an ispiration it was for a youngster.
I like Eddie, too. He's a real fighter and a kind guy. But not so much because he just perpetuated the stereotype of the underdog becoming famous for one reason or another. I rather respect him because he cast a doubt on the merciless merit principle so overvalued in our western societies. And by the way: It's quite revealing that officials ensured that the relevant admission regulations were amended to sideline poor Eddie. It seems that grey eminences behind the scenes rather regard lone and quirky fighters like Eddie as freeloaders raining on the top athletes' parade. Anyway: Keep going Eddie! Greetings from Germany!
Eddie was one of best alpine skiers in UK early 80s and was about to take part olympics already 1984. So he wasn`t total loser, beginner or something. He has special british charm which made him a star.
@B Davis I'm not meaning literally, I'm meaning figuratively. You are taking the officialdom stance, whereas I take the participation of the olympic games in it's truest sense. Amateurs like Eddy showed the way, but folks like you want to have it so the ordinary ski guy is shut out of the games.
After I had seen the film. I Love u man, it’s show everyone should have a chance to do what they love. Great story Both film and real life. It’s inspire other in what you can do even you are at the bottom, it’s to never give up. Keep moving forward.
Have to add this comment: This is the way an interview should be done: 1. Camera OFF, ask question, 2. Turn camera on, let interviewee respond, UNINTERRUPTED, till finished; 3. Repeat as needed. Eddie being "almost banned" by the IOC really shows the hypocrisy of that group. They were punishing HIM for the fact that people liked and respected him and HIS achievements, and for embodying the Olympic ideal, which is AMATEUR athletes competing. Today's Olympic athletes are not amateurs in ANY sense of the word, except perhaps in the narrowest, most hair-splitting legalities of a bookkeeping term. Massive respect to this gentleman for what he did and who he is.
Wish i had a time machine to take me back to Calgary ,Eddie was then and still is an Olympic hero ,and the film is brilliant too ,all this at the same time as the Jamaican bobsleigh team ,for that brief moment they were the hero's of those games
One of three of my all time favourite sporting heroes. It's that never take no attitude and embracing the Olympic spirit that gets me. Graeme Obree, another of my all time sporting heroes, had similar fights with governing bodies because his face didn't fit. The third is Alex Higgins if anyone is interested but that's another story.
6:14, wait does he live in Ljubljana (Slovenia) now? I see the flag of the city on the castle behind....and this 6:17 is Tromostovje (3 bridges) above the Ljubljanica river
You should be intensely proud of all you achieved, I hope you are happy with the film IT seems a bit more fairy tale than it probably was ... BUT it shows the true olympic spirit ... I wish I could find the Ron Pickering commentary... Really happy for you ;-)
Michael "Eddy the Eagle" Edwards is still the essence of what the Olympics was all about .....that "heart" that he had back then has been sadly lost in todays Olympics.
He should look back on this with fondness and despite 'The Establishment of sport' (bunch of British toffs) being the short sighted ones, he not only achieved his ambition against all the odds, he gave an awful lot of people fond memories too.
This was the first documentary film I produced and directed about a great man. If you liked it check out my latest film trailer here about another great man: vimeo.com/113204936
Eddie - you made thousands of people grab a chance - not to be afraid - you are loveable and humble.......people will talk about you for centuries to come! you made your mark - and we are all proud of you. From me......thank you very much ...you helped me so much! You should be an inspirational speaker traveling the world!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love people and stories like this. Shows the human integrity and tenacity. This was an awesome example of humanity
What an inspiration. A personal hero of mine. If you want to know what the Olympic spirit is all about this man has it.
I remember watching Eddie with my Dad when I was a child. He was at home dyeing of liver cancer. I was 8 years old; my father got such a laugh from watching Eddie just keep trying! We cheered him on every time we saw him. I'm not trying for a sad story, just wanted to emphasize that Eddie gave people smiles even in their darkest hours. Great Olympic spirit!
Mine too.
@@dgw9051 respect for Eddie & specially for your father... Love from PAKISTAN
Just looking at the guy, thick glasses and all.....how can you not love him? Screw the Olympic committee!
Damn right
@@ottostubbings3155 just about to say the very same thing 👍 he should of been given all the help that was needed but he was treated like a joke!
WE SALUTE U EDDIE..THANK U FOR ENTERTAINING US..U TAUGHT US ONE THING.."NEVER GIVE UP"
Yea, to pursue a ski jumping career as an adult.. Its absolutelty insane and so historically cool. You just need a mental strength and balls like no other. Lets face this guy is got balls like iron. I really really admire this individual
Such a modest and humble man. I rem back in 1988 he captured the heart of the British nation. The whole family were sitting around the TV to watch his Olympic jump live. We just wanted him to land safe and sound, it did not matter that he came last, he was already a hero for getting there. A national treasure. I hope that the film provides the man with financial stability into old age. Shame about his marriage failing but guess that happens to many of us. Legend.
This guy is the real deal. I don't know what impresses me more. That he made it to the Olympics or that he's still working as a plasterer after he's now the most famous ski jumper of all time. He really is. Even Matti Nykänen is internationally (and outside the hard core fan base of the sport) known by more people today thanks to the film that was made about Eddie Edwards. No disrespect to the most supreme ski jumper ever, but that's a fact. Eddie Edward's story is amazingly inspiring and he's a truly remarkable man. A great British sportsman. God bless him. Greetings from Germany.
What an amazing person. I love the way Eddie believed in himself.
Eddie the Eagle puts a smile on my face.
What a nice guy.
My husband and I saw Eddie The Eagle over this past weekend, and loved it. Such a refreshing, heartwarming movie. Eddie's determination and strength is an inspiration to us all.
Eddie, I remember watching you in 1988. You were great and yes you did represent what the Olympics were meant to be. Thanks for chasing you dream. You are an inspiration.
We love you Eddie. Watched the movie with my boy of 12 last night and told him how I remembered you at the Olympics.
I just watched it an I cried for some reason
Well, Mr. Edwards, you are again a celebrity tonight as we watched your story unfold in the theater. Having not been familiar with it before, you have inspired us over here in Utah in the USA. Thank you for being so brave and giving it all you had. Very inspirational! :)
Legend. An inspiration to anyone who wants to achieve something. The 'level' of achievement is irrelevant. He got what he wanted. Hats off to Eddie Edwards.
yes that Olympic spirit is gone. Like ice hockey in the Olympics now a bunch of pros take a two weeks off vacation play real shitty hockey. They gave nothing no sacrifice just a week holiday for some rich guys.
Eddie was truly an inspiration and still is
What makes him special he is not a spoiled jerk he is like one of us who goes out and does the weekend warrior
I saw him do it live and one thing Eddie did was to excite us all
At first, you laugh at him and his performance. Then you start to think: it takes big balls to sit on that beam up there and let yourself go. Every jump is a victory. Eddie Edwards is an amazing human being.
Only just saw the film,dropped a tear,had no idea what EDDIE had been through,but hey,we are BRITISH and LOVE our underdogs because of thier spirit. EAGLE is unique.......what brit has ever bettered him? Well done Edward Edwards,i was only 25 at the time so had no concept and laughed with a lot of others,but i grew up,and through not knowing the truth we are all ignorant,bless your soul EDDY....................................
Eddie embodies to me how we as human beings can do or be anything we so choose to be if we want it bad enough. A living hero in my eyes!
This guy is so genuine. Honour and respect to him. I loved him at the end of the end of the 80's and so glad now to watch the real story about him now and had tears for hours :)
It impossible not to like him :)
Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.
thoroughly bloody nice bloke.
What comes through most is a level-headed, down to earth man who achieved a dream. No airs or graces, or big 'I am' attitude. A British Olympic Legend, whose only goal was to have the chance to compete at the highest level - and he did it.
I love it when he said " well that's not. very Olympic " plus I dry ski there he's my hero 💎
+Melissa Hamblett no thank you but sorry 😊
B Davis I mean it’s a film lmao
B Davis ok karen
B Davis I’m off to worship my Eddie the eagle shrine now , was nice talking to you though Karen
B Davis someone hasn’t had their essential oils today
Eddie lives about three miles away from me here in Stroud and we love him!
The best Olympian the UK has ever had.
Eddie is an inspiration to all those who want to compete . He exemplified the Olympic ideal, such a shame the people in charge of the Olympics didn't see it that way .
Great film ,great guy .
This guy had multiple talents and was always on the bubble, he shown grit and determination to take up a sport then not long later be in the Olympics, he shown true british grit and determination, of course nobody likes that because it means you have to keep up! Of course him shaming 10 year professionals at the time didn't help! Well done eddie, a true national gem
The whole world stayed home to watch Eddie. Really true!
if there were more people like Eddie Edwards, this world would b a better place!!! True gentlemen!!!
there are more people like him!! just not enough😦
Eddie Edwards was fantastic on the slopes back then. He is a real hero for the sport of ski jumping I think. He never gave up and showed what great spirit and determination he had. I can still vividly remember watching Eddie do he's ski jump back in 1988 during the winter Olympics in Calgary when it was shown here in the UK live on BBC 1. I was 15 years old at the time and saw him do that jump live. It was the most amazing thing back then. I will never, ever forget it. The 1980s was in the days before freeview, satellite multi-channel tv, no internet/wi-fi, no PC's, tablets, technology was still pretty basic. This was in the days of home computers of the microchip when we still commonly used video recorders or VCRs. The UK if not the world was a very different place back then. I saw the 'Eddie The Eagle' movie tonight at the cinema/theatre here in the UK and thought it was a brilliant feel good film, I throughly enjoyed it and will be buying it when it comes out on DVD/bluray.
I’ve seen the movie to this it’s so amazing it really lifted me up to believe in myself
Legend. Made a lot of people very happy. Hope he's happy too.
Who care's how short his jumps were. It takes major balls just to go down the 90m ramp...Hat's off to Eddie!! I would have shit my pants just looking down the ramp. And he's an Olympian for life!!!....nobody can ever take that away...
I have just watched the 2016 film.
Awesome.
What a battle.
He won it tho.
Well done Eddie.
Us Americans loved Eddie too and I still recall chanting his name over and over with friends every time he jumped, Eddie's a Legend!
Saw the movie today - it will stay with me for a long time. Wish I had the courage Eddy had (apparently still has, judging from the interview)
He deserves a knighthood
Yes he risked his life for the Nation!
@@WvhKerkhof PRICK
Awesome guy. The Olympic spirit. Saw the film this evening. Little did I know the struggle eddie had had just to get to the Olympics. An eye opener. Makes me realise that we all have to struggle and persevere in all our lives.
eddie you are #1 in the hearts of those who matter. everyone who believes in sportsmanship. you will be remembered forever.
I SO, remember those Calgary Olympic Games! Even though, Canada didn’t win a gold medal that year, I remember being thrilled about Elizabeth Manley’s silver medal.... AND, Eddie the Eagle!
Eddy the Eagle Edwards, One of the BRAVEST SPORTSMEN EVER. I have stood at the bottom of the Innsbruck ski jump & boy oh boy it is scary . He deserved a medal just for considering doing it.
I think he is a great soul and gives good example to never give up. He is motivate others with his own way and it is beautiful in the sport.
Watched him when I was growing up. Loved it. So he didn't jump far and got more publicity at the bottom end of the sport but so what? He turned a fairly unpopular sport into a spectacle. Which brings me to those terrible specs, kooky charisma and bulldog looks. (Sorry Eddie). I applaud him for being such a determined, good sport despite it all being against him. Why did I bring his looks into it? Cos if he was a glamour nobody would've tried to ban him. You're a fucking hero. And a MUCH more eloquent person than most sportspeople. Well done you
Just saw the trailer. Never heard of him before. His story sounds great. I hope I get to see the movie.
We love you Eddie! All these years later and you will always have those who truly and fully respect you for what you did. You have a quality to you that unfortunately some people will Crucify you for....but only because they Envy it.
We Canadians LOVED you! We thought you were the BOMB!!! (Canadians, that is...) We LOVED the whole thing! you had balls of STEEL! That slope was STEEP!
Yes but one of yours turned his back on Canada , and took Eddie’s British record away from him . Poor show !
“Canadian-born Glynn Pedersen was raised in Canada but was born to English parents.
As a result, Glynn went about changing his nationality to ensure he could compete for Great Britain at the Salt Lake City Games.
He went on to finish in 48th position at the 2002 Salt Lake City Games.”
Everybody loves the underdog! i´ve met him as a child and he signed my very first pair of skis i´ve ever had. What an ispiration it was for a youngster.
Eddie got to the games. The Eagle flew and landed. An inspiration to us all!
I like Eddie, too. He's a real fighter and a kind guy. But not so much because he just perpetuated the stereotype of the underdog becoming famous for one reason or another. I rather respect him because he cast a doubt on the merciless merit principle so overvalued in our western societies. And by the way: It's quite revealing that officials ensured that the relevant admission regulations were amended to sideline poor Eddie. It seems that grey eminences behind the scenes rather regard lone and quirky fighters like Eddie as freeloaders raining on the top athletes' parade. Anyway: Keep going Eddie! Greetings from Germany!
Sehr gut gesagt!
They show repeats of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson here. Eddie was on the show last night.
I’ve just seen him on Johnny Carson.
he is amazing and it´s a shame that he was banned from olympic games because he showed and lived the olympic spirit
what a fantastic achievment.. never give up your dreams even if its only just you who gets the happiness from it.
Was cynical about it when it all happened, but now I realise he was (and still is) a total hero!
You are a LEGEND. Eddie no fear that should be your name.
Eddie was one of best alpine skiers in UK early 80s and was about to take part olympics already 1984. So he wasn`t total loser, beginner or something. He has special british charm which made him a star.
@B Davis I will disagree.
@B Davis I am happy some of us exist to defy gatekeepers such as yourself.
Eddy ruled the roost back then, even if he wasn't winning. :)
End of.
@B Davis I'm not meaning literally, I'm meaning figuratively.
You are taking the officialdom stance, whereas I take the participation of the olympic games in it's truest sense.
Amateurs like Eddy showed the way, but folks like you want to have it so the ordinary ski guy is shut out of the games.
The guy is an absolute legend, the most famous pupil ever to attend dunalley street primary school.
After I had seen the film. I Love u man, it’s show everyone should have a chance to do what they love. Great story Both film and real life. It’s inspire other in what you can do even you are at the bottom, it’s to never give up. Keep moving forward.
God Bless him. I Love it when people never give up on there dreams. Fly like a eagle Eddie
What a sweet man. All the best Eddie. Fly on!
Have to add this comment: This is the way an interview should be done:
1. Camera OFF, ask question,
2. Turn camera on, let interviewee respond, UNINTERRUPTED, till finished;
3. Repeat as needed.
Eddie being "almost banned" by the IOC really shows the hypocrisy of that group. They were punishing HIM for the fact that people liked and respected him and HIS achievements, and for embodying the Olympic ideal, which is AMATEUR athletes competing. Today's Olympic athletes are not amateurs in ANY sense of the word, except perhaps in the narrowest, most hair-splitting legalities of a bookkeeping term. Massive respect to this gentleman for what he did and who he is.
You are a Idol for us. Good bless you.
Wish i had a time machine to take me back to Calgary ,Eddie was then and still is an Olympic hero ,and the film is brilliant too ,all this at the same time as the Jamaican bobsleigh team ,for that brief moment they were the hero's of those games
That's the real spirit in challenging your own possibilitys
This bloke is a out and out genuine LEGEND! :-)
Not many people watched the ski jumping never mind heard of it until Eddie popularized it
One of three of my all time favourite sporting heroes. It's that never take no attitude and embracing the Olympic spirit that gets me. Graeme Obree, another of my all time sporting heroes, had similar fights with governing bodies because his face didn't fit. The third is Alex Higgins if anyone is interested but that's another story.
6:14, wait does he live in Ljubljana (Slovenia) now? I see the flag of the city on the castle behind....and this 6:17 is Tromostovje (3 bridges) above the Ljubljanica river
VendPrekmurec It May have been his holiday villa or perhaps he keeps a second home there. It certainly wasn’t the Stroud!
You should be intensely proud of all you achieved, I hope you are happy with the film IT seems a bit more fairy tale than it probably was ... BUT it shows the true olympic spirit ... I wish I could find the Ron Pickering commentary... Really happy for you ;-)
Michael "Eddy the Eagle" Edwards is still the essence of what the Olympics was all about .....that "heart" that he had back then has been sadly lost in todays Olympics.
What an absolutely lovely man!
What a real dude and hero ,Lead the way Eddie lead the way.
He should look back on this with fondness and despite 'The Establishment of sport' (bunch of British toffs) being the short sighted ones, he not only achieved his ambition against all the odds, he gave an awful lot of people fond memories too.
I love stories like this.
Anyone who tries and gives their best is a hero in my book. God speed Eddie.
Would have liked to watch and hear this interview, but Eddie's voice is so quiet and the intrusive background music completely drowns it out
Just a legend .
Eddie The Eagle 🔥👏👏👏 The Legend 😎
Is there something wrong with my phone......I cant hear his voice?
Canada has always loved and favoured underdogs.
Eddie you are an inspiration!!
An inspiration, an amazing being!
I loved the movie which teaches all of us a lesson never to give up.
What is with the sound, it enters your head
This was the first documentary film I produced and directed about a great man. If you liked it check out my latest film trailer here about another great man: vimeo.com/113204936
Amazing man......................Never give up...............
thank you Eddie
I dare anyone to take a leap off the 70m jump, let alone the 90m jump! It takes BALLS & Eddie sure had them!
Despues de su pelicula el aguila ya es una celebridad en MEXICO¡¡¡¡¡ (after his movie the eagle is now a celebriti in Mexico)
Eddie! Ever thought of after dinner speaker circuit! You could inspire generations to come!
Thx
I'm a Slovakian, you are a super person. :) :)
incredible
olympics are all about taking part...this man told this the whole world
i wish eddie could participate in olympics again
Maybe a "David" in ski jumping but a "Goliath" in purity of human spirit.
Que la única limitación sea la que se imponga uno mismo. Felicidades Eddie
I feel sorry for Eddie having such a hard life and. Getting band from sking jumping😢😢😢😢😢😢
Legend !
What a nice guy.