Word: player
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...myself, when I'm trying to play hockey, I have to be totally focused on it," hockey player C.J. Young '90 says. "And that means sacrificing other things...
...think that, in general, professors and section leaders kind of carry a grudge," hockey player Ed Krayer '89-'90 says. "They don't go out of their way to shaft an athlete but there is some animosity. They're not pleased when you miss their exam or their section or review...
Sometimes, players miss more than practice. Squash player Jon Bernheimer '90 had to miss a match against Trinity earlier this year because he had tutorial. In Bernheimer's tutorial, only two absenses are permitted. He had already missed one class. "That's the tutorial system, you can't use athletics to abuse the tutorial system," Bernheimer says...
...most Harvard athletes, sports is an education in its own right. Sports "can teach you as many things as you can learn in the classroom," says basketball player Fred Schernecker...
...Sports ain't--and I stress ain't--going to get you into law school," rugby player Annor Ackah '89 says. "There's only so far you can go unless you're going to go pro. And this is not the place to go if that's what you want...