What We’re Worth

When I was eight years old, I had to create a timeline poster for a class project. I don’t remember the exact assignment, but looking back, it seems as though I had to highlight some important events throughout my young life; you know, casual things like being born, moving to a new city, starting to play hockey. One event even marked the year that I “met NHL players” Jaromir Jagr and Mario Lemieux. (Kind of a big deal). 

Now, flash forward 16 years, I’m sitting in a room at Harvard’s Bright-Landry Rink getting asked the question:

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“Don’t worry about an MBA, you’re graduating from the Teti School of Business.” Those were the words of teammate, mentor, leader in financial services, 3-time Olympian and multiple Rowing World Champion, but most importantly my friend, Jeff Klepacki.

Imagine an athlete and their teammates stepping in to the Olympic stadium. They stand confident, take a few deep breaths, and shake out their nerves. Thousands of people cheer while they are introduced, but their eyes never waiver from their goals, in our case, crossing the finish line first. When the gun goes off we’re on the move, determined, never looking back. One goal in mind.

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A couple of months ago, my DRIVN co-worker Pat Mullane wrote an inspiring blog post that really hit home for me. (If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it; it’s called, “What’s the rush?” ) In the post, he uncovered some of what is truly magical about playing college hockey.  Unfortunately for him, he played at my cross-town rival Boston College, but I guess I can eventually forgive him for that. Maybe. Currently, I’m a college senior at Harvard. And although we may have sported opposite sweaters, we can definitely relate to the pride that comes with wearing one.  Sadly, my days of wearing the Harvard Hockey jersey are dwindling. At most, I have eight games left. 

And so, I’m dangerously close to the end of the hardest, most amazing four years of my life.  With this inevitable end approaching, I can’t help but think about something that my coach, Katey Stone, has said numerous times during my time with the Crimson: “Leave the jersey better than you found it.”

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