Paul Harvey and the Rest of the Story.
Transcript...
For one reason alone, shy little Carlos regretted his family's moving to the tiny town of Miami Arizona.
That reason was the kid next door.
The boy's name was bobby, he was a Native American, same age as Carlos, same Grammar School class, but bigger.
Now Carlos, himself, was half-Irish/half-Cherokee.
But apparently, that wasn't good enough for Bobby, so every day, he would chase Carlos home.
Most days, he would catch him and beat him up.
But this is the rest of the story...
Right next to the cottages where Carlos and Bobby lived, there was a gas station.
The owner's name was Jack and every day, Jack would stand there and he'd watch tis sad little scenario recur, the bully chasing the smaller boy, and then catching him and then pounding him day after day.
Jack may have known that Carlos' Father was an alcoholic, was mostly oblivious to his Son's problems.
But one day, Jack decided it was time to butt in, so he went to Carlos' Mother and he told her: "Please stay in the house today and do not interfere" and she agreed.
And sure enough, right on schedule, little Carlos came running past the Gas Station toward his house.
Bobby the bully was not yet in sight, but Jack the Gas Station man stopped Carlos and he said: "I'd like to have a word with you."
Politely, but urgently, the little boy explained that he "must not stop now," he "had to go inside right away," because Bobby was chasing him and "would be here at any minute!"
Jack said: "You're not going anywhere! You're going to stand up and fight this boy, right now!"
"But Bobby was too big!" Carlos pleaded; Jack wouldn't listen.
He said: "You're not going to run away, anymore."
And so, the more he encouraged Carlos, the braver the little boy became, so brave, that when Bobby the Bully arrived, Carlos actually jumped him and wrestled the bully to the ground!
And there was but a brief tussle, at the conclusion of which, Bobby the Bully cried: "I give! I give!"
And as Jack the Service Station Man had known from the start, Bobby would never chase Carlos again.
In fact, perhaps predictably, they became friends.
Now I know this sound like one of the many mountainous molehills of which childhood is comprised.
An insignificant episode of in the life of a couple of greater stories, but for Carlos, it was ultimately significant.
And even more, the time he turned around and stood his ground, made him... Well, made him whatever he was to be, forever after.
For you would never have heard about that little boy who let a bully get the best of him, were it not for the man he became.
World Middle-weight Karate Champion from 1968 to 1974.
And the star of movie box-office knockouts as "A Force of One," "Delta Force," and "Code of Silence."
But now, whenever you hear his name, you will picture a scared little boy trying to outrun a bully and a concerned stranger who put an end to the running of Carlos Ray Norris...
Whom the World has come to respect as "Chuck Norris." (03/10/1940-03/19/2026)
And now you know... The Rest of the Story.
For one reason alone, shy little Carlos regretted his family's moving to the tiny town of Miami Arizona.
That reason was the kid next door.
The boy's name was bobby, he was a Native American, same age as Carlos, same Grammar School class, but bigger.
Now Carlos, himself, was half-Irish/half-Cherokee.
But apparently, that wasn't good enough for Bobby, so every day, he would chase Carlos home.
Most days, he would catch him and beat him up.
But this is the rest of the story...
Right next to the cottages where Carlos and Bobby lived, there was a gas station.
The owner's name was Jack and every day, Jack would stand there and he'd watch tis sad little scenario recur, the bully chasing the smaller boy, and then catching him and then pounding him day after day.
Jack may have known that Carlos' Father was an alcoholic, was mostly oblivious to his Son's problems.
But one day, Jack decided it was time to butt in, so he went to Carlos' Mother and he told her: "Please stay in the house today and do not interfere" and she agreed.
And sure enough, right on schedule, little Carlos came running past the Gas Station toward his house.
Bobby the bully was not yet in sight, but Jack the Gas Station man stopped Carlos and he said: "I'd like to have a word with you."
Politely, but urgently, the little boy explained that he "must not stop now," he "had to go inside right away," because Bobby was chasing him and "would be here at any minute!"
Jack said: "You're not going anywhere! You're going to stand up and fight this boy, right now!"
"But Bobby was too big!" Carlos pleaded; Jack wouldn't listen.
He said: "You're not going to run away, anymore."
And so, the more he encouraged Carlos, the braver the little boy became, so brave, that when Bobby the Bully arrived, Carlos actually jumped him and wrestled the bully to the ground!
And there was but a brief tussle, at the conclusion of which, Bobby the Bully cried: "I give! I give!"
And as Jack the Service Station Man had known from the start, Bobby would never chase Carlos again.
In fact, perhaps predictably, they became friends.
Now I know this sound like one of the many mountainous molehills of which childhood is comprised.
An insignificant episode of in the life of a couple of greater stories, but for Carlos, it was ultimately significant.
And even more, the time he turned around and stood his ground, made him... Well, made him whatever he was to be, forever after.
For you would never have heard about that little boy who let a bully get the best of him, were it not for the man he became.
World Middle-weight Karate Champion from 1968 to 1974.
And the star of movie box-office knockouts as "A Force of One," "Delta Force," and "Code of Silence."
But now, whenever you hear his name, you will picture a scared little boy trying to outrun a bully and a concerned stranger who put an end to the running of Carlos Ray Norris...
Whom the World has come to respect as "Chuck Norris." (03/10/1940-03/19/2026)
And now you know... The Rest of the Story.
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