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...thrill of racing and the applause and cheers the crowd hurls at the boats as they go by certainly gives most rowers a vague idea of why they row. For some, rowing revolves around the extremes of love and hate. Phil Nichols, a member of the senior lightweight eight Harvard has entered in this year's lightweight race, put it tersely: "I hate crew, but the Head's great...
Sure you might say you get plenty of exercise running from your room to the Hong Kong or during "indoor, coeducational, contact sports," but seriously, what about the "thrill of victory and the agony of defeat." There must be something pretty appealing about competitive sports if that guy on "Wide World of Sports" comes back every week to fall of the bottom of a 90 meter ski jump...
...thrill of victory, the agony of defeat," or so the saying goes. But there is no solace in "We should have won" for those who only...
...regrets about taking a longshot at the NFL. "It was a big thrill being with such a professional organization and program. I enjoyed working with the athletes, and I learned a lot about the Patriot offensive system...
...races, but not many people do any of that. The men's tennis team, which bested Princeton and advanced to the national championships last year for the first time ever, did so in virtual privacy. It may be academic vigilance, rampant romance or, most likely, mere tradition, but Harvard thrill-seekers tend to head toward Fenway Park rather than Soldiers Field in the spring...