Angela Duckworth

I know a lot of CEOs who are looking for three- to four-year varsity athletes - not necessarily because these people are going to be doing pushups or spiking volleyballs in the workplace, but because they're looking for that continuity, that person who was gritty about something.

American Psychologist

Vivica A. Fox

I went to state in track, won the girls' city championship, and did well in volleyball. I was a varsity cheerleader. So you know, shoot, I've got a couple of letters and things! Last I counted, I think there were eight in my mama's house.

American Actress

Pam Shriver

When I was 13, tennis became more of my life. It's when I gave up skiing, I gave up winter sports. I still played varsity basketball my freshman year of high school - basketball was the last sport I gave up for my tennis.

American Tennis Player

Damien Chazelle

If you're on the varsity team, the responsibilities are a lot bigger and there's more stress, but you also walk around feeling probably like you can hold your head high.

American Director

Davis Webb

I've always done that since I was in second grade watching the varsity quarterback at my father's high school - trying to steal reps as much as I can.

American Football Player

Kyler Murray

Yeah, my first season playing varsity, that was probably the last season I got nervous for. I was kind of nervous for that one.

Samantha Power

I had eleven varsity letters. I loved basketball the best, but cross-country is a little more under your control.

Irish Public Servant

Julie Foudy

We should teach kids, whether you're on the varsity team or not, that movement is a great thing in your life.

American Athlete

Rachel Platten

It used to break my heart that I didn't get to start in varsity soccer!

American Musician

Sarah Parcak

I played varsity soccer at Yale and continued playing at Cambridge.

American Scientist

'Varsity' often refers to the best level of sports teams in schools or colleges.

Sports Team

Being on a varsity team usually indicates high skill and is a prestigious achievement for students.

Prestigious Selection

'Varsity' is primarily used in an educational context, particularly in American and Canadian schools.

Specific Context

In South Africa, 'varsity' is a casual term for university, not related to sports or competition.

South African Usage

'Varsity' used for 'university' or 'college' is informal and used more often in speech than writing.

Informal Speech

Remember that using 'varsity' to mean 'university' is specific to South Africa and may confuse people from other regions.

Not Global

 our varsity must be pretty miserable, if he's good enough to make it." And you know, one of them was a starting player for a season and a half. The other one, his next year, played 32 minutes in a national championship game, Did a tremendous job for us. The next year, he was a starting player on the national championship team,

The difference between...

 didn't have freshmen couldn't play varsity when I got I thought and I thought oh gracious if these two players either one of them they're different years but I thought about each one of the time he was there who he ever makes the bark at varsity our varsity must be pretty miserable if he's good to make her good enough to

True success - John...

 varsity lacrosse coach at princeton for the last 36 years in chris's very first season she actually coached my older sister now she's coaching my niece too which makes us all pretty proud chris is a low-key person but she's a huge deal in the lacrosse world she's in the lacrosse

She Shoots, She Scores:...

 because he can hurl a ball really far with a stick? Come on, we would not apply that logic anywhere else. "Stand aside, scientists, Sarah is my choice to repair this nuclear reactor. After all, she played varsity soccer." No, what we mean when we say

How video game skills...

 I will not use the obstacles I face as an excuse for having a pity party. I will practice harder, play harder, and push myself harder to keep getting better. Last season I started on my varsity high school basketball team as a freshman,

Overcoming obstacles -...

 She's a recent college admittee. She's studying accounting. She played two varsity sports. She graduated as a valedictorian. And that's not particularly extraordinary, except that she's the first human being born to three parents. Why?

We can reprogram life....

 into mastery? This is a question I've long asked myself. I think it comes when we start to value the gift of a near win. I started to understand this when I went on one cold May day to watch a set of varsity archers,

Sarah Lewis: Embrace the...

 I'm like a junior varsity cheerleader sometimes -- for swearing, awkward silences, and very simple rhyme schemes. Right now, talking to you, I'm not even really a guy. I'm a monkey -- blowing kisses

A story of mixed...

 I figured, this was just one of the small prices that must be paid to make it. I paid them all, or tried, and sure enough they seemed to pay me made me a leader on the varsity football team;

Embrace your raw,...

 to aggressively guard their territory and they've got the tools to do the job just one of these males can weigh up to 220 pounds the same as a varsity