"Immediately upon entering the weighing-in zone, I sensed……" — Brad Alan Lewis
"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 lean, frenzied dogs. Extreme hunger has a way of creating these emotions in even the most mil-mannered people."
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40 Quotes by Brad Alan Lewis
Brad Alan Lewis has 40 quotes on this site.
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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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Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the…
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Spare me the whispering, crowded room, the friends who come and gape and go, the ceremonious air of gloom -…
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On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million…
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It's much easier to wear a Chairman Mao button and shake your fists in the air and all that, then…
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Let us never forget this: since the day of the air, the old frontiers are gone. When you think of…
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Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported.
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Kisses, even to the air, are beautiful.
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I love roller coasters that make my stomach drop. One ride in Las Vegas, the Big Shot, straps you into…
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Obviously, the young dancers lack a certain air of maturity.
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The nation that secures control of the air will ultimately control the world.
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A rose is the visible result of an infinitude of complicated goings on in the bosom of the earth and…
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When friendship disappears then there is a space left open to that awful loneliness of the outside world which is…
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