“It was here that I started to learn what other people have spoken about. The Michigan Tradition. It was here that I learned what it means when we sing ‘Hail to the Champions and Hail to the Leaders and Best’ and what it means to be a Michigan Wolverine. It’s a Michigan tradition, not just of excellence in scholastic achievement, but excellence in life. It’s a Michigan tradition to take risks and in the process graze new trails. It’s a Michigan Tradition to always read directions, but not always to follow them. It’s to always prepare but to sometimes throw that preparation in the trash and allow yourself to be surprised, honest, and genuine. It’s a Michigan tradition to make history and change the world, to be immortal, not as in living forever, but as in never being forgotten. It’s a Michigan tradition to, above all else, be a good and charitable citizen of the world who never gets ahead by pushing someone else down. Never ever. It’s a Michigan tradition to be a true blue Wolverine.”
“You know what makes your heart swell; you know what makes your breath catch in your throat; you know what makes your chest tighten with anticipation. Go get that graduates. You deserve that.”
It's just me. (:
