Rowing Famous Players Quotes

"Does not think of limit, only race."

- Jim Dietz

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

- Brad Alan Lewis

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"There's way more pressure cooking for cooks than rowing at the Olympics."

- Bryan Volpenhein

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"There's something very compelling about a sport where when all is said and done your sheer willpower to push harder than the other team is what ultimately decides the closest of the contests."

- David H. Vogel

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"On race day, there's tremendous anxiety. Leading up to the stake boat, I distinctly remember saying to myself, 'I can't wait till this is over.'"

- Frank Shields

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"Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved."

- Nancy Greene

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"A rower knows the underlying presence that moves a boat; it is quite simply force and energy. The force needs to be penetrating, and the energy needs to be driving and uninhibited."

- Drew Ginn

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"Mileage makes champions."

- Steve Fairbairn

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"I think I have experience in rowing, and that has given me some ability to go about racing. I'm lucky genetically. I have a good VO2 max - I can hold a lot of air in my lungs - and that definitely helps."

- Bryan Volpenhein

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