With a reporter following his progress, ESPN has been shadowing his every move abroad. The funny thing is is that he's studying at Oxford with other American athletes, and a few happen to be Navy lacrosse players.
There are mornings when none of it seems strange. The Iffley Road Sports Complex opens early, and a crowd of scholars who are also athletes wait outside. The sweatshirts and gym shorts place the toned men and women: rowers from Harvard, swimmers from Oxford, lacrosse players from Navy and, soon, one safety from Florida State University. Why does a man have to choose? Roger Bannister, who ran the first sub-4-minute mile on a track some 20 or so yards from this crowd, was also a doctor. Bill Bradley was a senator and is in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Great to hear that the Navy laxers are doing well in academia as well. I honor their commitment to the country and selflessness.