As The Rock approached, Stein popped the question and asked him how to give one of his famous hugs. The Rock smiled. “You gotta go in deep,” he said. “You have to squeeze like a bear. You gotta pull them in hard.” It wasn’t a long answer, so Stein pushed down his fear of rejection and asked his real question in a sort of stage whisper: “Can I get a Dad Hug?” “Come here,” The Rock said, and he hugged Stein. What’s it like to be hugged by The Rock? Stein said, “It felt amazing.” He added, “The funny thing is, The Rock is a movie star and everyone knows his face. But, in The Rock’s embrace, I didn’t see The Rock. I didn’t even really feel The Rock. All I felt was warmth.”
