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GIVE & GO KERSTIN KIMEL Courage counts most for Duke coach,


breast cancer survivor INTERVIEW BY MEGAN SCHNEIDER


What’s one thing that always puts you in a good mood? Hosting and cooking a big dinner to share with family and friends while taking in a big Duke basketball or football game.


If you could learn to do anything, what would it be? Flip houses. I love watching HGTV and fi nd myself looking at different homes, trying to eyeball their potential.


What did you want to be when you grew up? A journalist.


What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve overcome? Being diagnosed with breast cancer on the second day of preseason of 2015, then going on to have three surgeries and enduring chemotherapy while coaching that season.


What’s one thing lacrosse really needs?


I am a huge proponent of creating a “czar” for lacrosse within the NCAA infrastructure that we can more effi ciently address the unique issues in our sport. Having just worked with the NCAA over the last year with recruiting legislation, I found the most diffi cult thing was getting decision-makers to wrap their heads around the challenges in our sport.


What’s been the proudest moment of your career? Two things stand out clearly. First, without a doubt, our 2006 team having the courage to publicly stand up for our men’s team when they were being crucifi ed by our community and in the media was one of my proudest moments. The other was when our 2008 team, which was riddled with injuries, lost fi ve games in a row, and barely made the NCAA tournament, went on to upset everyone and make it to the fi nal four.


If you could meet anyone, dead or alive, who would it be? Pope Francis, and I would love to meet both President Bushes. They are a great American family. Both were courageous and honorable leaders, something that we are sorely lacking today.


OVERTIME FROM NOTRE DAME MIDFIELDER SERGIO PERKOVIC If you could be any animal, what would it be and why? A gazelle, because it can run really fast and jump high. I had a funky type of jump shot in college and our goalie my freshman year, Jess Wilk, used to call me “gazelle.”


DOUBLE OVERTIME FROM INSTAGRAM USER TARI KANDEMIRI (@OFFICIALLAXGIRL) What’s one life lesson you try to instill in your players? To be courageous. I try to assure our players that if they approach their lives as Duke student-athletes with courage, not only will they maximize their personal growth and the opportunities, but they will be more than prepared for the rigors of the real world.


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