he tells his story in a gripping new book, not without hope. there you see its cover. nick joins us now from new york. how are you doing? it s been a year. i m hanging in there, larry. i appreciate you having me on. larry: hanging in there would be the correct term? hanging in there, correct. larry: let s set out who this was. you are a physical trainer, right? correct. larry: who was on this trip? my best friend, will blakely, and other two good friends, marquis cooper and corey smith. larry: cooper and smith were in the nfl, right? yes. larry: bleakley played with who? usf as well. larry: why did you write this book? a few different reasons. i had a decision to make. just a couple months after the accident, unfortunately, i was approached and pretty much came down to the fact that there was going to be a book and i needed to make the decision whether or not i wanted to make that book in my words or there could be a book out there with whatever.
larry: hanging in there would be the correct term? hanging in there, correct. larry: let s set out who this was. you are a physical trainer, right? correct. larry: who was on this trip? my best friend, will bleakley, and other two good friends, marquis cooper and corey smith. larry: cooper and smith were in the nfl, right? yes. larry: bleakley played with who? usf as well. larry: why did you write this book? a few different reasons. i had a decision to make. just a couple months after the accident, unfortunately, i was approached and pretty much came down to the fact that there was going to be a book and i needed to make the decision whether or not i wanted to make that book in my words or there could be a book out there with whatever. so i made the decision not necessarily for myself but for the three guys and their families to kind of help, you know, disperse any rumors that, of course, were out there. you know, once again, not for