A 4-year-old boy whose father left him, stood outside every single day for months waving at strangers... just hoping somebody would say hi back, in North Carolina.
Then one neighbor walked across the street to meet him.
Now an ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOOD shows up for his soccer games, his swim lessons, his birthday parties.
Roman Butzlaff is 4 years old, from Concord NC, just outside Charlotte.
His mom says he wakes up every single morning excited to say "hi" to somebody. It's the very first thing he wants to do.
But behind that big smile was a hurting little heart. His parents split about a year ago and his dad moved away.
Then a neighbor named Wade Fulgum did the simplest, most powerful thing in the world.
He just walked across the street... and met the little boy who was always waving at him.
And it spread.
Now about a DOZEN neighbors, people who barely knew each other's names, show up for Roman's soccer games.
His basketball games. His swimming lessons. Even his preschool open house. His birthday party guest list was basically a map of the block.
One neighbor said it best: "If the world was like this child, what an awesome, awesome place it would be."
Theo Von asks Mike Tyson if his life would have been better with an easy childhood.
Tyson doesn’t even let him finish the sentence.
TYSON: “I don’t want that. Stay away from me. Keep that sh*t away from me.”
THEO: “You like the way it went?”
TYSON: “I love to suffer. I don’t want no good time. I like getting out of my comfort zone.”
THEO: “If you had the stereotypical things that people [had]—”
TYSON: “I would be a b*tch.”
[Audience laughs and cheers]
THEO: “Would you have been the heavyweight champion of the world?”
TYSON: “No. [I would be] the heavyweight b*tch of the world.”
[Theo and Tyson both laugh]
Mike Tyson refused to wish for a softer past. He knew the suffering made him who he was.
Loving Aaron Judge more and more as the tournament goes on. One of the best answers I’ve ever heard an athlete say and probably the best thing you’ll watch today.
A man in the Philippines is seen at home checking his Dentist Licensure Exam results on his laptop, one of the most difficult professional exams to pass. His father stands beside him as he waits nervously. After tense moments, the result shows PASS, officially making him a licensed dentist. His mother, brother, and grandmother break down in tears, celebrating the emotional achievement together.
Over 25 yr season ticket holder, traveling to away games (most of them loses), to finally see ur team make it to the college football national championship game at home & not be able to purchase a ticket is disheartening to say the least @CanesFootball@MiamiHurricanes#dobetter
Can’t believe the CFP committee almost kept us out!!! Glad they made the right decision and put us in this tournament!!! This is a team no one wants to see. Big Win 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾 #MiamivsOSU
“If I’m a player in Europe, I’m a little worried.”
USMNT legend Marcelo Balboa, who’s an Argentinian-American, fully supports the message Mauricio Pochettino sent out after the 5-1 win over Uruguay.
“He [Pochettino] is trying to change the culture in this country,” Balboa said.
“He’s saying anytime you represent the U.S. team, that’s the best team we’re gonna put out, that’s the first team. I like that message.”
“If I’m a player in Europe, I’m a little worried because I saw the standard of mentality and energy they brought to this game.”
“There is a clear message. Like, ‘This is what you have to do. These are the parameters I want you to do it under my tactics.’ And if you can’t do that, there is [Sebastian] Berhalter, there is [Alex] Freeman. There is [Tanner] Tessmann. There is [Max] Arfsten. There are players that can surprise you.”
“It’s not okay anymore to have eight guys that work their ass off and two guys that relax. It doesn’t work like that anymore in international soccer.”
“I love the message he’s sending. This is the standard of what you need to do here.”
[via CBS Sports]
The game, the energy and the postgame presser was something the @USMNT has been missing for a while.
It’s crazy too how quiet the social media world is and this comment is just icing on the cake. 2026 is here.
@Apple The latest iPhone update has significantly impacted usability. Performance is sluggish, basic tasks like returning calls now require extra steps, and overall responsiveness has declined. Hoping a fix is on the way soon.