It was then that I decided that I had been selectively quoting Walsh—as eloquent and reflective a coach as Harvard has ever had—for far too long.
It was time for his words to speak for themselves.
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The following is Walsh’s response after being asked what this year’s senior class has meant to him, offered yesterday as the rest of his team boarded the bus back to Harvard.
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“They deserved better.
“[Captain] Scot Hopps is a guy who works as hard in February as he does in April. He’s out there hitting off the tee, and stuff like that. He swung the stick real well, and got more at-bats each year.
“The kids see how hard he works-that’s why he’s captain.
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