. >> he said, have you ever heard of itzhak perlman? the violinist. i said sure. he said, i'm going to tell you a little story. itzhak perlman got onstage to perform, lincoln center or something, he was getting ready to perform and just as he started one of his strings popped. he had three strings left. he said everyone was looking around, the place got quiet, they were trying to figure out if someone should bring him a violin -- >> a bow. one of the strings from the violin? wow. >> he cued the conductor to play. and the conductor and the rest of them kept going. he played his heart out. when it was over it was silent. the whole place erupted in applause. he stopped and he said, "sometimes you have to play with what you have." wasn't that a great lesson in a stranger in the park. i looked at that guy and i thought, sometimes you have the hand that you're dealt and you've got to do the best you can with it. >> yeah, what was his point? >> you. >> his point was, it was a life lesson that i needed to hear at that moment. he knew it and i knew it. >> you're playing wi