Rowing Quotes

169 quotes by 72 authors

For two months after Christmas vacation we limped around campus with muscles too tigh and sore to walk properly, yet we had no good idea… — Stefan Kieszling
As a competitor, winner or loser, one crosses the line into limbo. The adrenaline is gone, the anticipation is gone. The verdict is either comforting… — Stefan Kieszling
That morning each of us found a breaking point. Not only a physical barrier, but a point where determination, stamina and duty clashed and were… — Stefan Kieszling
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… — Brad Alan Lewis
Karen rowed for what the venerable American shell builder George Pocock called `the symphony of motion.' As dawn breaks over the river, the shell is… — Stefan Kieszling
Without a doubt, the next few minutes would be the most hellishly exciting in my life. Grinding pain and killer fatigue waited just beyond the… — Brad Alan Lewis
Another boat, a straight-four, four sweep oarsmen without a coxswain, raced through our flotilla. I looked at them as they jetted past, and I quickly… — Brad Alan Lewis
Nobody Beats Us! served as our main trigger... We practiced using trigger words, private verbal keys, which unlocked certain thoughts for us. We had a… — 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… — Brad Alan Lewis
MCP, maximum controled pressure. No tomorrow, no waiting, nothing beyond the moment. We seek the perfect balance-total abandon on the drive, total control on the… — Brad Alan Lewis
The GLORY is in the TEAM, NOT the INDIVIDUAL. — Sean Sullivan
The ability to row in any conditions, raging crosswind, two-foot tall jet ski wakes, torrential downpour, is absolutely essential in order to be a champion… — Brad Alan Lewis
One training device is the ergometer. I never owned one, never trained on one, and practically never used one. The few national team tests I… — Brad Alan Lewis
Long live the elite rower's motto:'early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.' — Brad Alan Lewis
As you become more proficient, fewer people can offer you advice, although in truth, that's when you need it the most because the stakes just… — Brad Alan Lewis
You need flawless balance on the recovery. You need white hot focus and the concentration to row square blades cleanly for seven miles. Smooth water… — Brad Alan Lewis
If you want to be your best, spend a lot of time exploring what is more than enough. Push yourself until the bar is lying… — Brad Alan Lewis
Go out there and thrill me. — Roger Moore
Go out there and row faster. — Roger Moore
My two major faults are that I row too long and pick up too many women — John Hersey

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