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BALTIMORE – Rorke Denver showed up early for his 7:30 p.m. keynote address at the US Lacrosse Convention here Friday night, and not by simply a few minutes to watch the preshow on-screen entertainment, either.
Try six hours early.
"I'm from the military," Denver told lacrosse coaches, officials, players and fans in the Baltimore Convention Center ballroom. "We show up to everything pathologically early."
Denver, a 13-year U.S. Navy SEAL and former All-American defenseman at Syracuse, generated his own buzz during an afternoon walkthrough of the convention that included posing for pictures with stickmaking legend Alf Jacques and tweeting a countdown until he was to take the stage to welcome and inspire attendees of the premier educational, networking and trade-show event in the lacrosse world. And when the big moment did come, following opening remarks and awards presentations hosted by US Lacrosse CEO Steve Stenersen at a military-appreciated double-time, Denver delivered...
http://laxmagazine.com/genrel/012315_rorke_denver_inspires_at_us_lacrosse_convention_keynote
