Five years is a long stretch for anyone.

In college football, it’s a lifetime.

Fresh off his team’s Rose Bowl victory over Iowa, Stanford University fifth-year senior Remound Wright shared his thoughts about the Cardinal program, his teammates and what the sport taught him during that half decade in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Among the excerpts:

“I’m thankful. Thankful for my teammates — a diverse group of strangers, from all over the country, have become my brothers and lifelong friends. We have shared so many jokes and so many laughs, so many hours of hard work, so much encouragement, and so much love. I will forever have wonderful memories of my times with The Boys. I know I’ll miss that locker room dearly — the most honest and free place on earth.”

“I will miss the amazing feeling of being a part of something bigger than myself — being a part of a group of men who are wholly dedicated to the attainment of the same goals. I don’t believe that there is anything quite like it, and I’ll probably never find anything close anywhere else.”

“I have learned how to work hard and how to respond to adversity. I have learned that it’s okay to fail, and can even be seen as a positive, as long as you come back the next time determined to do better. I have been taught that helping others accomplish their goals is the best way to accomplish yours and helping others succeed doesn’t mean that you won’t. I have grown and matured so much since my first day here. Stanford has taught me that it’s a wonderful thing to be unapologetically myself no matter what. I have learned that it is perfectly fine not to fit into the categories that the world wants to put you in, and there’s nothing wrong with being more than people expect you to be. Stanford University has helped me learn to appreciate those who think, look, and act differently than I do. It has taught me that there is something to be learned from every single person that I meet. The world is filled with wisdom if one is simply willing to look and be open to whatever one might find.”

Sounds like a five years well spent.