A rower knows the underlying presence that moves a boat; it is quite simply force and energy. The force needs to be… — Drew Ginn Copy Share Image
When one rows it is not the rowing which moves the ship: rowing is only a magical ceremony by means of which… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
You must purge yourself of all thoughts of self-importance, and all inclination to judge either yourself or others. You must go to… — Mike Livingston Copy Share Image
When a politician states that we are all in the same boat, be on Your guard. Does it mean that YOU are… — Vilhelm Moberg 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
If you want to know why you didn't make a boat -- I'll tell you. You're just out there hammering the water.… — Jim Dietz Copy Share Image
The rower need to know technique and has to be in shape. He won't wrong by using strategy. Yet what it takes… — Barry S. Strauss Copy Share Image
Harmony, balance, and rhythm. They're the three things that stay with you your whole life. Without them civilization is out of whack.… — Daniel James Brown 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… — Stefan Kieszling 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
“How often have I watched, and longed to imitate when I should be free to live as I chose, a rower who… — Marcel Proust 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 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
As a competitor, winner or loser, one crosses the line into limbo. The adrenaline is gone, the anticipation is gone. The verdict… — 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… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
Even after rowing in all these pieces, it's often hard to determine who will be selected because the decisive factor in seat… — Chris Ahrens Copy Share Image
...well this US eight, with all its material occupying every seat just would not go fast. They rowed their hearts out but… — Daniel Topolski Copy Share Image
In any case, his religious teaching consisted mostly in more or less vague ethical remarks, an obscure mixture of ideals of English… — Thomas Merton Copy Share Image
Why should you row a boat race? Why endure the long months of pain in preparation for a fierce half hour that… — Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr 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
We shook hands. For a moment our eyes met - which I found surprisingly destabilizing. Then we pulled back and there was… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
The Greek in me wanted to know what it felt like to pull an oar. The intellectual wondered about how to get… — Barry S. Strauss 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… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
The greatest poet who ever wrote about rowing is Virgil, the greatest historian is Thucydides, but the greatest imagination ever to turn… — Barry S. Strauss Copy Share Image
I think that's why I coach.. I used to get up early every morning with a clear goal in mind of how… — Christopher Allsopp 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
That morning each of us found a breaking point. Not only a physical barrier, but a point where determination, stamina and duty… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
Physically, rowing was remarkable resistant to the camera... the camera liked power exhibited more openly, and the power of the oarsmen [is]… — David Halberstam Copy Share Image
You must approach each test with the seriousness and passion that you would use to prepare to challenge your death. You must… — Mike Livingston Copy Share Image
Race for the pschological advantage. Sit up tall, pull in high, stay within the margins of power, and they will inevitably look… — Christopher Allsopp Copy Share Image
“One of the first admonitions of a good rowing coach, after the fundamentals are over, is “pull your own weight,” and the… — Daniel James Brown Copy Share Image
I train very hard, either rowing on the cross trainer or running. Not only do you feel tired afterwards but it relaxes… — Barry McGuigan 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
[Trading] With the French one had to be especially careful. French oarswomen were known to take men aside, point to whatever they… — Stefan Kieszling Copy Share Image
I started rowing in December 1995. The place was Association Nautique Faontainbleau in France. A friend of mine from middle school told… — Xeno Muller Copy Share Image
Nice? It's the ONLY thing, said the Water Rat solemnly, as he leant forward for his stroke. Believe me, my young friend,… — Kenneth Grahame 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
Rowing was not simple for me. I nodded whenever the instructor made a point, as if I understood, but I could as… — Barry S. Strauss 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
“If you don't make a total commitment to whatever you're doing then you start looking to bail out the first time the… — Lou Holtz Jr 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/i/362/brad-alan-lewis-16353_champion_the-toughest-part-of-the-whole-damn-spor_2388160.jpg)
![“Physically, rowing was remarkable resistant to the camera... the camera liked power exhibited more openly, and the power of the oarsmen [is] exhibited in far too controlled a setting. Besides, the camera liked to focus on individuals, and except for the single scull, crew was sport without faces.” quote by David Halberstam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35c/david-halberstam-9032_cameras_physically-rowing-was-remarkable-resista_2954969.jpg)
![“[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/i/2c4/stefan-kieszling-34248_bargains_trading-with-the-french-one-had-to-be-es_1079754.png)
