By Jake Freeman I was cautious. I was afraid. No, the right word would be terrified. I was straight up terrified. I thought if I was open to criticizing myself, I’d begin to think I was simply average. I felt if I was willing to admit my weaknesses or point out what I struggle with, […]
By Jake Freeman September 1, 2013 I’ll never forget that day. Five days away from the opener of my sophomore season as a Harvard soccer player: my second season. We had about 20 minutes left in our afternoon preseason training session: our second session of the day. I remember the play perfectly. I looked […]
By Jake Freeman My arms were shaking. Sweat dripping off my face onto the locker room floor. As each droplet falls, a new thought of surrender enters my mind, “I need to stop, I need this to end, I need to give up.” The end wasn’t near—not even close. I remember hearing the words “one […]