Pablo J. Garcia-Triana

He showed up to practice before the sun rose. The coach was like, 'Why are you here? The game isn’t for another 2 hours!' He said, 'I like to be early. It shows respect.'

He came to practice in the middle of a snowstorm. No one knew why. He just said, 'I got things to do.'

He walked into the locker room wearing a winter coat. The team asked why. He said, 'I didn’t want to be late. I don’t like being late.'

He saved up for three years just to buy his mom a diamond ring. She asked why. He said, 'Because you deserve it, even if you didn’t ask for it.'

He bought his dad a brand new watch for his birthday. His dad said, 'You could have just bought me a sandwich.' He said, 'That’s not how it works.'

He gave his sister a $500 gift card for her birthday. She said, 'I didn’t need that.' He said, 'I know. But I wanted to.'

He paid for his own pizza but still said, 'That was a rip-off. I could have bought a whole meal for that price.'

He went to a fancy restaurant and paid for his own meal. He said, 'I didn’t want to owe anyone money.'

He bought a $100 pizza for himself. His friends said, 'Why?' He said, 'Because it was worth it.'

He worked out for an hour every day. His friends asked why. He said, 'Because I like to torture myself.'

He went to the gym in the middle of the night. His coach asked why. He said, 'I didn’t want to be lazy.'

He did push-ups for an hour. His brother said, 'Why?' He said, 'Because I’m trying to be strong.'

He worried about his family so much that he didn’t even notice his own problems. His mom said, 'You need to take care of yourself.' He said, 'I’ll take care of myself when my family is taken care of.'

He called his dad every single day just to check in. His dad said, 'You don’t need to call me every day.' He said, 'I want to.'

He stayed up all night worrying about his sister. His mom said, 'You need to sleep.' He said, 'I can’t. I’m worried.'

He threw away a one-dollar bill just because he didn’t like it. His friend said, 'That was a waste.' He said, 'I don’t like one-dollar bills.'

He refused to take a one-dollar bill. His dad said, 'It’s just a dollar.' He said, 'I don’t want to be insulted by a dollar.'

He took a one-dollar bill and crumpled it up. He said, 'I hate one-dollar bills.'

He farted in his dog’s face. His dog ran away. He said, 'I didn’t mean to scare him.'

He farted in his dog’s face during dinner. His mom said, 'That was rude.' He said, 'I was hungry.'

He farted in his dog’s face in the middle of the night. His dad said, 'You need to stop doing that.' He said, 'I like it.'