“Good Day. We are privileged to live another day in this magnificent world. Today you will be tested.” Quote by Mike Livingston
“You must assume full responsibility for choosing to pursue power. Know that you alone have chosen to be tested, and then proceed without doubt, remorse, or blame. You alone are responsible.” KnowsResponsibilityDoubtResponsibleBlameAssumingChosenPursueTestedRemorseRowing Author:Mike Livingston
“You must purge yourself of all thoughts of self-importance, and all inclination to judge either yourself or others. You must go to power with humility and deep respect.” SelfHumilityJudgingImportanceInclinationRowingSelf-importance Author:Mike Livingston
“You must approach each test with the seriousness and passion that you would use to prepare to challenge your death. You must prepare-not to die- but to battle for your life in each moment with every faculty and power available to you.” MomentsUseDiesPassionChallengesBattleApproachTestsAvailableFacultySeriousnessRowing Author:Mike Livingston
“Rowing is an absurdly simple sport. I can easily guide a beginner throught the right technical motions. The difficulty arises when the beginner attempts to repeat those motions on a bumpy race course, at 40 strokes a minute, with his heart rate zooming, and an opponent charging up his stern.” HeartI CanCoursesSportsSimpleRaceMinutesDifficultyRateGuidesAriseOpponentsRepeatsStrokesBeginnersRowingChargingHeart Rate Author:Brad Alan Lewis
“Rowing is such a fine sport. Everyone goes backward, and the leader can see his opponents as they struggle in vain.” SportsLeaderStruggleFineVainOpponentsRowing 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
“I led by three or four feet, with Biggy (John Biglow) surging closer on each stroke. I hated him in those last few seconds; he was the only reason my guts were being strewn over the water like an oil slick ... I pressed one last time, and looked at the finish-line flagman. In that instant the flag jumped down and then up. The up stroke, identifying the second place finisher, was for me. John Biglow was the victor. I stared into the green-brown water watching my bloody soul drop through the depths, slowly rocking back and forth, occasionally glinting in the light, and then finally disappearing.” SoulReasonLightLastsThreeWaterLinesFourFeetDown AndGreenDepthOilDisappearHatedInstantGutsBrownSecondsFlagsBloodyLast TimeStrokesBack And ForthIdentifyingRowingFinish LineSlickSecond PlaceFinishersBiggy Author:Brad Alan Lewis
“In terms of pure physical effort, today was probably as hard as I've worked in any part. I spent the morning rowing, including the change of speeds Arrius [the Roman commander] test Judah with. A real bone-breaker.” RealHardTodayTermEffortMorningPureTestsIncludingBonesSpeedCommandersRowingJudah Author:Charlton Heston
“Being in shape was not my goal. My body was a tool to test the capabilities of my will.” BodyGoalShapesToolsTestsCapabilityRowing Author:Stefan Kieszling
“Once one is beyond a certain level of commitment to the sport, life begins to seem an allegory of rowing rather than rowing an allegory of life.” SeemsCertainSportsLevelsCommitmentRowingAllegory Author:Stefan Kieszling