"I felt okay for the first 45 seconds,……" — Brad Alan Lewis
"I felt okay for the first 45 seconds, and then my vision grew fussy. My lungs felt like deflated balloons. I would have sucked oxygen through my ears, if that were possible. I was experiencing oxygen debt, or perhaps better stated, oxygen death."
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40 Quotes by Brad Alan Lewis
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Pain? Yes, of course. Racing without pain is not racing. But the pleasure of being ahead outweighed the pain a…
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I've always thought that Boathouse Row looked best at night, when hundreds of electric lights outline the shape of each…
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One of the unique aspects of rowing is that novices strive to perfect the same motions as Olympic contenders. Few…
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Big guys like you and me aren't allowed to whine.
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The last great unknown, in terms of physiological training, is the optimum length of a piece. Is three minutes enough?…
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White Hot Concentration is the unappreciated fruit of hard ligting, especially squats. When your in the squat rack, with a…
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Every student of physics knows the axiom 'nature abhors a vacuum.' A little known corollary is that 'rowing coaches detest…
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Coach's Rule: never admit a lack of experience or knowledge. Carry on at all times as though you've guided a…
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Picasso spent hundereds of hours carefully planning his masterpieces. The sketchbooks were filled with ideas, bits and pieces, test runs,…
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Unless you've also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important.…
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The window of X Factor opportunity opens up in the closing seconds of a race-you might be sprinting at the…
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The toughest part of the whole damn sport is the X Factor. To me, the X factor is your soul.…
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