Lacrosse players say the sport rewards the kind of determination required to do well on Wall Street. “By and large, lacrosse players aren’t necessarily the best athletes in the country,” says Joe Lizzio, a former Cornell player and co-founder of CapRok Capital. “We don’t have huge vertical leaps or run the 40 [meter dash] in 4.4 seconds.” The best lacrosse players “are smart kids that put in the long hours,” adds Cummings. “The same goes for finance, where you’re going to do well if you can outwork the other guy.”
Alright monkeys, if you're not playing lacrosse and you want to break into finance, this article makes it clear that you're not doing everything you could be to maximize your chances.
That's right folks -- apparently lacrosse is the most played sport by Street minions.
Please rank the following sports in terms of prestige / exit opps...I kid, I kid...seriously though...
I think the same can be said for any sport...but for some reason lacrosse tends to cater more to those WASP-y, 18-22 year-olds who want to go into finance.
What do you guys make of this? Who played lax in college? Don't be shy!
Man, that was a weird angel. Comparing sports with success on the Street.... wow. Causality FTW.
Disclaimer: Played Lacrosse in college.
I would have to say Camel Wrestling has the best exit opportunities...
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I played Lacrosse in high school but that was cuz my friends played it and I played football with all of them.
Where do these threads come from?
Absolutely true. Any NESCAC/Ivy/ACC lacrosse player has their pick of the litter.
This link depicts this phenomenon, 'Bert the Broker':
and the sequel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOBNru4or1M&feature=fvwrel
The best part? The actor went to Georgetown, started at Attack,and works in Equity Research in NYC.
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