Once one has attained a high level of success at any pursuit and especially an unorthodox pursuit like rowing, one develops a number of generally self-congratulatory half-truths to explain how it happened that he ascended to that particular pinnacle. Often… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
The ergometer simulates the physical demands of rowing, packaging the pains with none of the amenities that make it worthwhile ... — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
Karen rowed for what the venerable American shell builder George Pocock called 'the symphony of motion.' As dawn breaks over the river, the shell is lifted from its rack out into the morning. On another rack the oars hang ready to be greased and slipped into the locks. Then, awakened to the river and the feel of the oars, the… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
[Trading] With the French one had to be especially careful. French oarswomen were known to take men aside, point to whatever they wanted, and… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
Those of us who stayed were younger, more tractable. Less sure of ourselves socially and intellectually, we gave ourselves to the sport with little… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
That morning each of us found a breaking point. Not only a physical barrier, but a point where determination, stamina and duty clashed and… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
Once one has attained a high level of success at any pursuit and especially an unorthodox pursuit like rowing, one develops a number of generally self-congratulatory half-truths to explain how it happened that he ascended to that particular pinnacle. Often because original motivations don't seem to have much in common with the eventual success, the real and rationalized motivations are… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share
I climbed on the rowing ergometer, and started to pull - losing myself in the rhythm of sweat and pain. — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
As a competitor, winner or loser, one crosses the line into limbo. The adrenaline is gone, the anticipation is gone. The verdict is either… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
We shook hands. For a moment our eyes met - which I found surprisingly destabilizing. Then we pulled back and there was a mement… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had no good… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
Once one is beyond a certain level of commitment to the sport, life begins to seem an allegory of rowing rather than rowing an… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
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… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
![“[Trading] With the French one had to be especially careful. French oarswomen were known to take men aside, point to whatever they wanted, and then peel off their own shirts. It took great presence of mind to bargain with a half-naked Frenchwoman.” quote by Stefan Kieszling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2c4/stefan-kieszling-34248_bargains_trading-with-the-french-one-had-to-be-es_1079754.jpg)
