Prince Harry Reveals the Surprising Reason He Stayed in School — and Why Invictus Still Matters

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Prince Harry, named to TIME's 100 Most Influential People in Sports alongside LeBron James, Lionel Messi and Alysa Liu, says a single force kept him in class and pushed him to build something global. Read on to discover the full story!

From playground to purpose

At 41, the duke reflects on a childhood of rugby, soccer, cricket and polo and admits he was never a fan of classroom work. He tells TIME that without the chance to play sport at school, he likely wouldn’t have stayed. Those early fields, he says, shaped his future and his commitment to veterans.