“The oars game me power but also taught me humility.” GamesHumilityTaughtRowingOar Author:Barry S. Strauss
“So to the lyre of Orpheus they struck with their oars, The furious water of the sea, and the surge broke into waves. Here and there the dark brine gushed with foam, Roaring terribly through the strength of the mighty men.” MenWaterDarkSeaWaveBrokeHere And ThereFuriousRowingRoaringFoamOarOrpheus Author:Barry S. Strauss
“When you are rowing well and hard, the rhythm of the stroke takes over. It drives your days and restores your nights. It imparts cadence and direction. You feel like you and the boats are one, you feel that no obstacle will put up any more resistance than the water does to your oars, you feel that hard work and grit and mental toughness will always win it for you in the end.” FeelsWellsDoeEndsHardNightWinningWaterHard WorkLike YouObstaclesResistanceBoatRhythmOver ItStrokesGritImpartToughnessRowingCadenceOarMental Toughness Author:Barry S. Strauss
“The Greek in me wanted to know what it felt like to pull an oar. The intellectual wondered about how to get eight individuals to move to the same beat. The athlete wanted to check what has been described as the ultimate workout. The romantic craved seeing if the quirkiness of the sport - there is after all, little practical value to oarsmanship in the postindustrial age - stirred his blood.” IfsKnowsLittlesHas BeensAgeWantedMovingValuesIndividualFeltSportsSeeingBloodIntellectualBeatsUltimateAthleteEightPracticalsChecksGreekWorkoutRowingOar Author:Barry S. Strauss
“The feel of a good row stays with you hours afterward. Your muscles glow, your mind wanders from the papers on you desk and goes back, again and again, to that terrific power piece at the end of the workout when it felt as if you and the boat were flying, as if you legs were two cannons and your arms were two oars and the great lateral muscles of your back were pterodactyl wings and the brim of your baseball cap was a harpoon.” IfsFeelsMindTwoEndsFeltHoursPiecesArmsPaperBaseballWingsLegsFlyingBoatWanderMusclesAgain And AgainDesksWorkoutPapersTerrificCapsBack AgainRowingCannonsOarBaseball Caps Author:Barry S. Strauss
