“The Naval Academy is a very prestigious place, and I choose to try it.”

—  Leighton W. Smith, Jr.

Background http://globetrotter.berkeley.edu/conversations/LWSmith/lwsmith-con01.html
Interview at USC Berkeley (1997)
Context: The Naval Academy is a very prestigious place, and I choose to try it. I got there and darn near didn't pass, just about flunked out the first year, but a commandant by the name of Bush Bringle managed to call me in one day and taught me more about leadership in about 15 minutes than I have learned in the rest of my life. And because of Bush Bringle I regained some faith and confidence in myself, learning I had a little bit more in me than I thought, and I went back to work and finished.

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