My name's Forrest, Forrest Gump. I grew up in Greenbow, Alabama with my Mama, who always told me I wasn't dumb, just different. I had trouble walking when I was little, but once I started running, I never stopped. That's how I met
- who became my best friend, and who I loved from the moment we met. She had a hard life, but she was always kind to me. Mama taught me all sorts of things, like how life is like a
- you never know what you're gonna get.
When I got older, I went to college on a
scholarship. I played so well, they made me an All-American, and I got to meet President
at the White House. He gave me a
, which I liked a lot.
After college, I joined the Army and went to
. I made a good friend named
, who loved shrimp, and I saved
during a battle. They gave me a
, and I met President
, who was curious about my injury (I showed him my buttocks).
After the war, I got real good at
and played for the Army team. They sent me to
, and when I came back, I met President
, who gave me a
. Later, I started a shrimping business like my army buddy always dreamed of. It was hard at first, but after a big storm, we caught so many shrimp we became rich. I gave a lot of the money away and even invested in a fruit company called Apple. Lieutenant Dan became my partner, and he got new legs made of titanium.
One day, I just felt like running. So I ran across the country - back and forth, over and over, until I didn't feel like it anymore. Jenny came back into my life for a while, and she told me I had a son
- and that he was smart, real smart. Jenny got sick and passed away, but I got to raise our boy. He's the best part of my life. I walk him to the bus stop every day, just like Mama used to do for me.
