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Jeremy Stanley '88 on juggling sport and study
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
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In the early days of professional rugby Jeremy Stanley '88 was part of the pipeline of the never-ending supply of promising players for the sporting market. On paper, he has an impressive representative rap sheet, which includes being an All Black, a Black Sox player, the Tanifa Samoa softball captain at the world championships in 2004, an Otago Highlander and an Auckland Blues 1997 champion. Yet, he is largely unknown. Jeremy is one of the many cases of a promising athlete not quite reaching his full sporting potential. Jeremy's story is both common and unique; common in that the pursuit of sporting success is nothing new among young athletes but unique because Jeremy has experienced more than the average aspiring rugby player. In addition to Jeremy's sporting achievements, he can also include being an orthopaedic surgeon - at Starship Hospital and Unisport Medicine - to the list. Jeremy's sister Ashley interviewed him in March 2017 about his need to succeed, his biggest achievements (and regrets) as well as his family life and future plans. |