---
title: "1 Christmas Vacation Quotes By Stefan Kieszling"
description: "1 Christmas Vacation quotes by Stefan Kieszling. Plus more from Stefan Kieszling and more Christmas Vacation sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/stefan-kieszling-34248_campus_for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation_1883345.jpg"
---

> [For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had no good idea of our goal. Without knowing what a real race was like, I couldn't judge whether…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation-we-limped-around-campus-with/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/stefan-kieszling-34248_campus_for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation_1883345.jpg)

## More by Stefan Kieszling

> [The ergometer simulates the physical demands of rowing, packaging the pains with none of the amenities that make it worthwhile ...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/the-ergometer-simulates-the-physical-demands-of-rowing-packaging-the/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [Karen rowed for what the venerable American shell builder George Pocock called 'the symphony of motion.' As dawn breaks over the river, the shell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/karen-rowed-for-what-the-venerable-american-shell-builder-george/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [ \[Trading\] With the French one had to be especially careful. French oarswomen were known to take men aside, point to whatever they wanted, and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/trading-with-the-french-one-had-to-be-especially-careful-french/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [Those of us who stayed were younger, more tractable. Less sure of ourselves socially and intellectually, we gave ourselves to the sport with little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/those-of-us-who-stayed-were-younger-more-tractable-less-sure-of/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [That morning each of us found a breaking point. Not only a physical barrier, but a point where determination, stamina and duty clashed and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/that-morning-each-of-us-found-a-breaking-point-not-only-a-physical/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [Once one has attained a high level of success at any pursuit and especially an unorthodox pursuit like rowing, one develops a number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/once-one-has-attained-a-high-level-of-success-at-any-pursuit-and/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [I climbed on the rowing ergometer, and started to pull - losing myself in the rhythm of sweat and pain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/i-climbed-on-the-rowing-ergometer-and-started-to-pull-losing-myself/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [As a competitor, winner or loser, one crosses the line into limbo. The adrenaline is gone, the anticipation is gone. The verdict is either…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/as-a-competitor-winner-or-loser-one-crosses-the-line-into-limbo-the/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [We shook hands. For a moment our eyes met - which I found surprisingly destabilizing. Then we pulled back and there was a mement…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/we-shook-hands-for-a-moment-our-eyes-met-which-i-found-surprisingly/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had no good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation-we-limped-around-campus-with/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [Once one is beyond a certain level of commitment to the sport, life begins to seem an allegory of rowing rather than rowing an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/once-one-is-beyond-a-certain-level-of-commitment-to-the-sport-life/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [Although it takes a long warm-up for an eight to swing, on an erg such subtleties don't matter. For me the sound alone raised…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/although-it-takes-a-long-warm-up-for-an-eight-to-swing-on-an-erg-such/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [Being in shape was not my goal. My body was a tool to test the capabilities of my will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/being-in-shape-was-not-my-goal-my-body-was-a-tool-to-test-the/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

> [Hundreds of feet above us, cars whisked by, oblivious to our drama. Up there were the shortcuts, the excuses, the world of infinite possibilities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/hundreds-of-feet-above-us-cars-whisked-by-oblivious-to-our-drama-up/)

[Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stefan-kieszling/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/stefan-kieszling/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Christmas Vacation Quotes By Stefan Kieszling",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had no good idea of our goal. Without knowing what a real race was like, I couldn't judge whether it was worth all the preparation, but having put in so much time already, how could we back out? Quite a few Freshman did manage to back out. After Christmas several, when freed from faily practice, decided that they liked not feeling tired all the time. Most of them vanished without a word.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Stefan Kieszling"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stefan-kieszling/for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation-we-limped-around-campus-with/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/stefan-kieszling-34248_campus_for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation_1883345.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/stefan-kieszling-34248_campus_for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation_1883345.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/stefan-kieszling-34248_campus_for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation_1883345.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk…” — Stefan Kieszling",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/stefan-kieszling/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/stefan-kieszling/",
            "name": "Christmas Vacation Quotes by Stefan Kieszling",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/stefan-kieszling/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f20/stefan-kieszling-34248_campus_for-two-months-after-christmas-vacation_1883345.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Christmas Vacation quotes by Stefan Kieszling. Plus more from Stefan Kieszling and more Christmas Vacation sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/stefan-kieszling/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/stefan-kieszling/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Christmas Vacation",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Stefan Kieszling",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/christmas-vacation/stefan-kieszling/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```