“[He] would drive his sculling boat through mile after mile, in a silent brutal programe of conditioning - he would work all alone, at first light, punishing himself without mercy. His was the private dignity of the lone athlete, with a grim purpose, fighting a solitary war with himself, toward a goal only he can see.” FirstsWarLightPurposeFightingGoalDignityMercySilentAthleteMilesBoatSolitaryBrutalConditioningGrimAll AloneLoneRowing Book:True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny Source: True Blue: The Oxford Boat Race Mutiny
