“I ran track in high school. I was a fragile young man, personally and physically. I tried football. That didn't work out; I broke my collarbone. But I always loved running.” MenRunningSchoolYoungFootballHigh SchoolTrackWork OutBrokeRanYoung ManFragile Author:Danny Pudi
“TV was my life, growing up. I ran home from school to watch television, and even did my homework with the TV on - my mom had a rule that as long as my grades didn't fall, I was allowed to. So it was my dream to work in television.” LongHomeDreamSchoolFallWatchesGrowing UpGrowingTelevisionTvsMomMy MomRanGradesHomework Author:Melissa Rauch
“I ran the high school newspaper and was in student government. I played sports my whole life but was never picked as captain.” WholeGovernmentSchoolSportsStudentsHigh SchoolWhole LifeNewspapersRanCaptains Author:Bing Gordon
“I ran track in high school very competitively, and then ran it D-1 at Boston University. I ran there on an athletic scholarship and chose BU because they had both a good track program and an arts program.” ArtSchoolHigh SchoolProgramUniversityTrackRanBostonAthleticScholarshipAthletic ScholarshipsBoston University Author:Uzo Aduba
“I am a political recidivist. An incorrigible, repeat voter. A career lever-pusher. My electoral rap sheet is as long as your arm. Over the course of three decades, I have voted for presidents and school board members. I have voted in high hopes and high dudgeon. I have voted in favor of candidates and merely against their opponents. I have voted for propositions written with such complexity that I needed Noam Chomsky to deconstruct their meaning. I have been a single-issue voter and a marginal voter. I have even voted for people who ran unopposed. Hold an election and I'll be there.” PeopleLongHas BeensSchoolPoliticalThreeCoursesPresidentCareersIssuesWrittenArmsNeededMembersElectionRapDecadesFavorsRanBoardsOpponentsComplexityRepeatsCandidatesVotersSheetsPropositionsLeversIncorrigibleSchool BoardBoard Members Author:Ellen Goodman
“I worked at a daycare for a couple of years going through high school and college. I did youth sports camps. I ran all the camps through my college.” YearsSchoolSportsYouthCollegeCoupleHigh SchoolRanCampsYouth SportsDaycare Author:Derek Theler
“I had an unorthodox high-school experience; I shifted around to different schools. When I got to college and met Larry Sacharow, who ran the theatre department [at Fordham University in NYC], he was the first person to say ‘I believe in you.’ At that point, I just needed someone to say ‘I see you, I get you, let’s go.’ It’s an amazing thing to borrow someone else’s confidence in you; it can change your life.” FirstsBelievePersonsDifferentSchoolI BelieveCollegeNeededMetsHigh SchoolUniversityI Believe InTheatreRanDepartmentBelieve In YouChanging Your LifeAmazing ThingsFirst PersonLarryNycUnorthodoxI Believe In YouNeeded SomeoneSchool Experience Author:Taylor Schilling
“I entered a songwriting competition, I didn't win, and one of the judges on the panel was an A&R man at a record label that had no other acts and I signed to them. We sent my demo out to five people and David Kahne got back to me that day, and said I think you're amazing I want to start with you tomorrow. He was like my Harvard reach school, I couldn't believe it. I was really excited. It was the first time anyone of any importance said I was good and I ran with that validation for a long time.” PeopleThinkingMenWantFirstsBelieveLongSaidSchoolWinningRecordsFiveJudgingTomorrowLong TimeFirst TimeImportanceCompetitionExcitedLabelsRanSongwritingHarvardValidationRecord LabelsDemosYou Re Amazing Author:Lana Del Rey