“Pain? Yes, of course. Racing without pain is not racing. But the pleasure of being ahead outweighed the pain a million times over. To hell with the pain. What's six minutes of pain compared to the pain they're going to feel for the next six months or six decades. You never forget your wins and losses in this sport. YOU NEVER FORGET.” FeelsPainSuccessCoursesNextWinningSportsLossForgetPleasureMillionsHellMinutesMonthsSixDecadesNever ForgetRacingSix MonthsForget YouRowingWithout PainWins And Losses Author:Brad Alan Lewis
“White Hot Concentration is the unappreciated fruit of hard ligting, especially squats. When your in the squat rack, with a serious amount of weight overhead, your life literally depends on maintaining concentration. You learn to block out the swirling images in the mirror, the obnoxious chatter of the people next to you, the fat drop of sweat running down your nose. Once you've mastered this concentration in the weight room, duplicating it on the race course is relatively easy. Champions have only a few things in common. One weapon they all possess is White Hot Concentration.” PeopleHardRunningCoursesNextEasyWhiteRoomsCommonRaceSeriousDependsAmountWeaponsWeightHotMirrorsFruitFatsBlockNosesChampionConcentrationSweatMaintainingRowingObnoxiousOverheadRacksChatterSquatWeight Room Author:Brad Alan Lewis
“The slow boat-I know it's the slow boat because I've been watching them for thirty-three weeks-won the first piece by a full length. Then the fast boat won the second piece. And so it went for the next four pieces, back and forth. Conclusion: I hate seat racing.” KnowsFirstsHateThreeNextPiecesFourWeekI HateConclusionBoatThirtySeatsLengthRacingBack And ForthRowing Author:Brad Alan Lewis
“I slapped my face two or three times with both hands, as hard as possible. The slapping hurt. It snapped me to attention. My adrenaline started flowing... the Yugoslavs, sitting in the next lane stared at me in disbelief. The harsh slapping made me angry-exactly what I wanted. I did my best work when I was angry.” MadeTwoHardHandsWantedFacesThreeNextHurtAttentionSittingAngryHarshThree TimesDisbeliefBest WorkLanesAdrenalineRowingSlapping Author:Brad Alan Lewis
“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 word, "Partez." But I tried to ignore those prespects, and concentrate on the priceless feelings that also awaited. I thought about the perfect strokes we would take, and about the merciless surge of power we would unleash in the last 500 meters.” FeelingsWould BePainLastsNextPerfectDoubtMinutesExcitingKillersStrokesFatiguePricelessMeterRowing Author:Brad Alan Lewis