Indeed he is Since his green years, Robie has cultivated a complete and tactically astute game Now, more than anyone on the squash team, he embodies the Harvard game This year, he chapped his development as a player, rising to number two on the Harvard team and earning All-American and All-Ivy honors for his senior season.

For Robie, the road to success differed widely from the route Reese took Robie is a hard worker, a strong advocate of conditioning and well-spent practice time. Anything he achieves. Fish likes to say, is as good a testimony to the work ethic as you can find.

"I'm more the new school, in terms of squash, and it's not so bad, I suppose, having both schools represented on the team.

"I think the saddest thing in sports in the disappearance of the three man I say that from the perspective of having made a commitment to squash and giving up other sports I enjoy, like sailing and soccer. But it's the way the world's going, toward specialization You don't have to play, but if you want to do a varsity sport, you have to concentrate."

He feels that the more of yourself you put into something, the more you'll get out of it Often Robie has found himself putting too much into squash. If there's any tendency that gets him in trouble, it's falling into the syndrome of thinking that he somehow deserves to win after preparing so meticulously. It was only when he could overcome that tendency that he freed himself to play the kind of squash he has played this year.

"I've always worked so hard to get in shape and perfect my shot that I've put a great deal of pressure on myself when I walk on the court. One reason I'm playing as good as I am is that I've learned the lesson from Mitch not to put so much pressure on myself, to feel as though I have to win. I've learned from him that the word 'deserve is highly overrated Nobody 'deserves' to win."

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But what kinds of teachings emerge when old school meets new school--refreshingly novel ideas or uncohesive gibberish?

Reese and Robie made the combination...work remarkably this year. Not only do they respect each other, but teammates and coach have all agreed that a special team harmony made the year especially enjoyable.

"You always-have to ask," Robie says.

"Did we get the best of both worlds, or a watered down version of both?' I think we got the best."