This experience was just never just about rowing. It was about bridging the water. When I think about Harriet Tubman, I don’t think about her career as a union spy, but I think of freedom. When I hear the name Dr. King, I don’t imagine an educated pastor, but I picture hope. When Gandhi is spoken of, I think of peace and not his occupation as an attorney. When you represent something larger than yourself and your career, real change happens. So when we step out into that boat in Grand Rapids, I don’t want people to see a crew team but young men who rowed against the current of life and
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