Racing shirts should be sold on big, thick rolls like paper towels. — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Long live the elite rower's motto:'early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.' — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Rowing is such a fine sport. Everyone goes backward, and the leader can see his opponents as they struggle in vain. — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
You need flawless balance on the recovery. You need white hot focus and the concentration to row square blades cleanly for seven… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
After hooking up the fuel line and pumping a little gasoline through the hose, I prepared for a workout on the 'coach's… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Rigging is like Zen meditation. You must bend over the boat until your back is breaking, until your brain is filled with… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
I felt okay for the first 45 seconds, and then my vision grew fussy. My lungs felt like deflated balloons. I would… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Immediately upon entering the weighing-in zone, I sensed an oppressive tension in the air, the lightweights staring and glaring at each other,… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Pain? Yes, of course. Racing without pain is not racing. But the pleasure of being ahead outweighed the pain a million times… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The time to be upset is during the race, when you can actually do something about it. Nothing could be done now.… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Rowing is an absurdly simple sport. I can easily guide a beginner throught the right technical motions. The difficulty arises when the… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Picasso spent hundereds of hours carefully planning his masterpieces. The sketchbooks were filled with ideas, bits and pieces, test runs, none of… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The last great unknown, in terms of physiological training, is the optimum length of a piece. Is three minutes enough? Is ten… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Another boat, a straight-four, four sweep oarsmen without a coxswain, raced through our flotilla. I looked at them as they jetted past,… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
One of the unique aspects of rowing is that novices strive to perfect the same motions as Olympic contenders. Few other sports… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
As I stood in the booth chatting to people, it occurred to me that besides good racing, the Crew Classic provided an… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
I led by three or four feet, with Biggy (John Biglow) surging closer on each stroke. I hated him in those last… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
One training device is the ergometer. I never owned one, never trained on one, and practically never used one. The few national… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Like any good drug, anger can mask all reality. But anger is not an easy emotion to call up on demand, which… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Racing serves as a formal demonstration of your ability to ride the three-headed monster. The first monster is your physical preparation-lifting weights… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The slow boat-I know it's the slow boat because I've been watching them for thirty-three weeks-won the first piece by a full… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The toughest part of the whole damn sport is the X Factor. To me, the X factor is your soul. It's your… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Unless you've also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Without a doubt, the next few minutes would be the most hellishly exciting in my life. Grinding pain and killer fatigue waited… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Every student of physics knows the axiom 'nature abhors a vacuum.' A little known corollary is that 'rowing coaches detest sending their… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The window of X Factor opportunity opens up in the closing seconds of a race-you might be sprinting at the time or… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Unlike boxers-or any professional athlete for that matter-rowers have little motivation to do it longer than necessary. With a modest amount of… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The ability to row in any conditions, raging crosswind, two-foot tall jet ski wakes, torrential downpour, is absolutely essential in order to… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
MCP, maximum controled pressure. No tomorrow, no waiting, nothing beyond the moment. We seek the perfect balance-total abandon on the drive, total… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
I never realized how many holidays encroached on the collegiate training schedule. When I was training for the Olympics, only one holiday… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
I slapped my face two or three times with both hands, as hard as possible. The slapping hurt. It snapped me to… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
As you become more proficient, fewer people can offer you advice, although in truth, that's when you need it the most because… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
I've always thought that Boathouse Row looked best at night, when hundreds of electric lights outline the shape of each building, truning… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
If you want to be your best, spend a lot of time exploring what is more than enough. Push yourself until the… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
White Hot Concentration is the unappreciated fruit of hard ligting, especially squats. When your in the squat rack, with a serious amount… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Nobody Beats Us! served as our main trigger... We practiced using trigger words, private verbal keys, which unlocked certain thoughts for us.… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
A man goes through many changes in 2000 meters. Some are not very pretty. Some make you hate yourself. Some make you… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Coach's Rule: never admit a lack of experience or knowledge. Carry on at all times as though you've guided a hundred champion… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Immediately upon entering the weighing-in zone, I sensed an oppressive tension in the air, the lightweights staring and glaring at each other, snarling like… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
You need flawless balance on the recovery. You need white hot focus and the concentration to row square blades cleanly for seven miles. Smooth… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Unless you've also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer driver's know:… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
The slow boat-I know it's the slow boat because I've been watching them for thirty-three weeks-won the first piece by a full length. Then… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Unlike boxers-or any professional athlete for that matter-rowers have little motivation to do it longer than necessary. With a modest amount of self-realization, you'll… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Like any good drug, anger can mask all reality. But anger is not an easy emotion to call up on demand, which is why… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Long live the elite rower's motto:'early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.' — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
One training device is the ergometer. I never owned one, never trained on one, and practically never used one. The few national team tests… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
One of the unique aspects of rowing is that novices strive to perfect the same motions as Olympic contenders. Few other sports can make… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Rigging is like Zen meditation. You must bend over the boat until your back is breaking, until your brain is filled with numbers and… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
I led by three or four feet, with Biggy (John Biglow) surging closer on each stroke. I hated him in those last few seconds;… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
![“The toughest part of the whole damn sport is the X Factor. To me, the X factor is your soul. It's your courage. It's your unique driving force. Suppose for a moment that [you] and I were [running]. Suppose that in every possible way-physical and mental-we were identical. Which one of us would…” quote by Brad Alan Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/362/brad-alan-lewis-16353_champion_the-toughest-part-of-the-whole-damn-spor_2388160.jpg)
![“Unless you've also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer driver's know: a gas stop can be a traumatic experience. You need enough clearance on every possible side. You can't cut the turn too sharp or you'll clip the gas…” quote by Brad Alan Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/0c7/brad-alan-lewis-16353_boat_unless-you-ve-also-had-some-experience-d_153493.jpg)
![“A man goes through many changes in 2000 meters. Some are not very pretty. Some make you hate yourself. Some make you wonder if you've been rowing for only three or four days. To avoid that fate, we prepared for all possibilities. If a meteor landed 10 feet off our stern, we would not blink. [We]…” quote by Brad Alan Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3e1/brad-alan-lewis-16353_blink_a-man-goes-through-many-changes-in-2000_2660025.jpg)
