Article: Learning to lead Third-year starter Hardy knows youthful Wildcats need him to step forward

Northwestern forward Tavaras Hardy spent the summer working as a trading assistant in one of the pits at the Chicago Board Options Exchange. He loved it, as many athletes do, because it reminded him of the excitement of being in a game.

"I really like what they do down there: the excitement, the challenge," he said. "Things change every minute. You never know what the stock's going to do. It's really competitive. Guys, when they're doing well, they're cheerful. When they're doing bad, they're up in each other's faces."

It took Hardy a little while to catch on.

"I learned an extremely large amount," he said. "The guys really tried to teach me about the business, and it was very helpful."

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