I’m not making a million dollars for hitting a bat or shooting a ball through a hoop, but I gained something way better than that. I gained a family that’s worth way more than a million dollars to me.
Jan grew up determined to become a famous athlete. At the age of five it was the MLB… until he found out he was allergic to the field (sneezing as the baseballs flew by). At nine he decided to head indoors and become an NBA star…and then realized his height wasn’t going to cut it. Then, at the age of fourteen, Jan came across Row New York. Deciding this could be his last chance to become a famous athlete he took a chance and tried out. He’s been a Row New Yorker since then.
Jan didn’t end up with a million dollar contract as a rower, but as he’ll share with you below, he found something much more valuable.
