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Brad Alan Lewis Quotes

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 doesn’t hurt either Picture Quote #1

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 recovery Picture Quote #1

If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn’t so hard. But keeping it sustained is a tough nut to crack. A heart-felt enemy can go a long way to sustaining your obsession. Love your enemy Picture Quote #1

I never realized how many holidays encroached on the collegiate training schedule. When I was training for the Olympics, only one holiday interested me, the Day After the Games Picture Quote #1

Unless you’ve also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer driver’s know: a gas stop can be a traumatic experience. You need enough clearance on every possible side. You can’t cut the turn too sharp or you’ll clip the gas pump. Getting back on the freeway can be as challenging as sending a man to the moon Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Racing shirts should be sold on big, thick rolls like paper towels Picture Quote #1

Big guys like you and me aren’t allowed to whine Picture Quote #1

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 keep getting higher and higher Picture Quote #1

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 immobile across your chest. Push yourself right off the edge of your capacity Picture Quote #1

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 doesn’t hurt either Picture Quote #1

Long live the elite rower’s motto:’early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.’ Picture Quote #1

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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 took on ergs were dismal failures, which worked wonders to further my dislike of these beastly creatures. Boring. Tedious. Noisy. Ergs have greatly cheapened rowing. Graceless. Greasy. Grim. The erg is to rowing what having sex by yourself is to having sex. Stop it! Picture Quote #1

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 through my ears, if that were possible. I was experiencing oxygen debt, or perhaps better stated, oxygen death Picture Quote #1

Rowing is such a fine sport. Everyone goes backward, and the leader can see his opponents as they struggle in vain Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The time to be upset is during the race, when you can actually do something about it. Nothing could be done now. A thousand times I’d told them: the key to racing is to come off the water regretting nothing Picture Quote #1

Picasso spent hundereds of hours carefully planning his masterpieces. The sketchbooks were filled with ideas, bits and pieces, test runs, none of it meant to be seen by anyone. In a similar way, rowing practices are our sketchbooks, where we prepared our raceday masterpiece Picture Quote #1

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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 doesn’t hurt either. (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 recovery (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn’t so hard. But keeping it sustained is a tough nut to crack. A heart-felt enemy can go a long way to sustaining your obsession. Love your enemy (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) I never realized how many holidays encroached on the collegiate training schedule. When I was training for the Olympics, only one holiday interested me, the Day After the Games (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) Unless you’ve also had some experience dragging around a boat trailer, [topping off the gas tank] may not sound important. But trailer driver’s know: a gas stop can be a traumatic experience. You need enough clearance on every possible side. You can’t cut the turn too sharp or you’ll clip the gas pump. Getting back on the freeway can be as challenging as sending a man to the moon (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) Racing shirts should be sold on big, thick rolls like paper towels (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) Big guys like you and me aren’t allowed to whine (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 keep getting higher and higher (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 immobile across your chest. Push yourself right off the edge of your capacity (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 doesn’t hurt either (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) Long live the elite rower’s motto:’early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.’ (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 took on ergs were dismal failures, which worked wonders to further my dislike of these beastly creatures. Boring. Tedious. Noisy. Ergs have greatly cheapened rowing. Graceless. Greasy. Grim. The erg is to rowing what having sex by yourself is to having sex. Stop it! (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 through my ears, if that were possible. I was experiencing oxygen debt, or perhaps better stated, oxygen death (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) Rowing is such a fine sport. Everyone goes backward, and the leader can see his opponents as they struggle in vain (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) 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 (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) The time to be upset is during the race, when you can actually do something about it. Nothing could be done now. A thousand times I’d told them: the key to racing is to come off the water regretting nothing (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes) Picasso spent hundereds of hours carefully planning his masterpieces. The sketchbooks were filled with ideas, bits and pieces, test runs, none of it meant to be seen by anyone. In a similar way, rowing practices are our sketchbooks, where we prepared our raceday masterpiece (Brad Alan Lewis Quotes)