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Hundreds of feet above us, cars whisked by, oblivious to our drama. Up there were the shortcuts, the excuses, the world of infinite possibilities separating…

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I climbed on the rowing ergometer, and started to pull - losing myself in the rhythm of sweat and pain.
We shook hands. For a moment our eyes met - which I found surprisingly destabilizing. Then we pulled back and there was…
Once one has attained a high level of success at any pursuit and especially an unorthodox pursuit like rowing, one develops a…
Those of us who stayed were younger, more tractable. Less sure of ourselves socially and intellectually, we gave ourselves to the sport…
The ergometer simulates the physical demands of rowing, packaging the pains with none of the amenities that make it worthwhile ...
Although it takes a long warm-up for an eight to swing, on an erg such subtleties don't matter. For me the sound…
[Trading] With the French one had to be especially careful. French oarswomen were known to take men aside, point to whatever they…
Hundreds of feet above us, cars whisked by, oblivious to our drama. Up there were the shortcuts, the excuses, the world of…
Being in shape was not my goal. My body was a tool to test the capabilities of my will.
Once one is beyond a certain level of commitment to the sport, life begins to seem an allegory of rowing rather than…
For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had…
As a competitor, winner or loser, one crosses the line into limbo. The adrenaline is gone, the anticipation is gone. The verdict…

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The whole fabric of our religion is based on superstitious beliefin lies that have been foisted upon us for ages by those… — Edgar Rice Burroughs
The Trinitarian Christ is elevated above us; the Unitarian Christ is merely a moral man; neither can help us. The Christ who… — Swami Vivekananda
Freedom consists not in refusing to recognize anything above us, but in respecting something which is above us; for by respecting it,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Whenever the white man treats the Indian as they treat each other, then we will have no more wars. We shall all… — Chief Joseph
We want our leaders to be fair dinkum, as much among us as above us. — Peter Cosgrove
If there's a power above us, (And that there is all nature cries aloud Through all her works,) he must delight in… — Joseph Addison
To paraphrase the great poet Dante, the heavens swirl above us and our eyes are still cast to the ground. — Vanna Bonta
We placed the wreaths upon the splendid granite sarcophagus, and at its feet, and felt that only the earthly robe we loved… — Queen Victoria
From yon blue heavens above us bent The gardener Adam and his wife Smile at the claims of long descent. Howe'er it… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
But at the end of the day, when the military command looks up, it sees us — the minister of defense and… — Ehud Barak
While flying with several other USAF pilots over Germany in 1957, we sighted numerous radiant flying discs above us. We couldn't tell… — Gordon Cooper
Envy, my children, follows pride; whoever is envious is proud. See, envy comes to us from Hell; the devils having sinned through… — John Vianney

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