'For me, the real honor of this award is knowing that others have seen and recognized how hard I have worked to be a good competitor and teammate.' more
In the very early days of his outreach efforts, Arshay Cooper spoke consistently about not only encouraging participation of black and POC athletes in the sport of rowing so that they might enjoy the healing and community benefits of the sport - but about then helping those same young people to the highest reaches of the sport. more
After we had worked with kids, and schools, and watched the movie together, and met with local officials and leadership, with everyone we could - when we were leaving, the kids said 'I want to be the kid who goes to an American school. Like, why not us?' more