when someone comes up to you and says i love your furniture, what do you think? let me tell you, that s probably one of the best compliments i could ever get. when the furniture line came out, it was my version of a $200 million movie. you know what i mean? because it was a release. there were people who viewed it. i sat back, like, do they like it? and the reaction. people are like, this sofa, this chair, these tables and it really hit me. terry s passion for art started at a very early age. after graduating high school he received an art scholarship. but soon after that, the world of football lured him in. in 1991, the los angeles rams drafted terry and for the next six years he played for a handful of nfl teams.