One thing that I have taken away from all of the posts are how influential of a person Sennett is. I am using the present tense because i know the lessons that he taught me will continue to carry me through the rest of my life. During times like these i remember how he helped me get through some rough times my senior year. I had been going through some family issues and one phrase that he told me has stuck with me to this day. "God will never throw something at you that you can't handle." That is one thing that i think of whenever i am in a rough spot and it always brings me back down to earth to think with a level head.
As a lacrosse player my biggest testament to Coach is after my senior game at Fairfield University when my offensive coach told me that i got everything out of my talent that i could possibly get. As it may sound like an insult to some he was right on point. I wasnt the biggest or the strongest player on the field, yet i was able to compete with the top talents in the game day in and day out because i knew the game. I learned the game from a great man who had a passion for the game that few could match. He taught me more on a field than i could have ever learned in a classroom and for that i am thankful.
Josh Thornton
DeSmet '02
Fairfield '06
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