others here. I'm not sure if the Harvard population at large realizes this.
You may say, "But Tim, you wear your DHA sweats and swim parka around the Yard and to class. Don't you wear them because you identify yourself as an athlete?"
To this, I must confess that I do indeed dress in stereotypical athletic
garb throughout the week, but this is only a matter of comfort--if you have never worn DHAs, you are missing out on something special--and convenience. I may adorn myself with this jockish attire, but when I speak in section, when I picture myself walking through the Yard, when I enter the Barker Center, I envision a student and I hope that is also what others see.
I am not an athlete.
I am a student--perhaps a student-athlete, but more the former than the
latter. If I wanted to be an athlete, I would have attended a college where I could disregard all that is thought-provoking I if so chose.
That is the beauty of the Ivy League athletic experience: it is a separate aspect of student life that keeps the sport on the field.
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