Category: Quotes

We do not seek comfort. In other words, we do not look for excuses for why we’re 4–5. Instead, we take a hard look at ourselves. We’re brutally honest with each other and then we make adjustments.
Cameron Heyward Pittsburgh Steelers

Is your head telling you to stop or is it your body? If it's your body, I can't coach you. If it's your head, I can.
Mike Spracklen

Dream big. Everybody is beatable.
Steve Redgrave

The paradox of rowing is that this most physically demanding of sports is about eighty percent mental.
John Seabrook Princeton University

These are the bodies Yale is exploiting. We have come here today to make clear how unprotected we are, to show graphically what we are being exposed to. On a day like today, the rain freezes on our skin. Then we sit on a bus for half an hour as the ice melts into our sweats to meet the sweat that has soaked our clothes underneath ... No effective action has been taken and no matter what we hear, it doesn't make these bodies warmer, or dryer, or less prone to sickness ... We are not just healthy young things in blue and white uniforms who perform feats of strength for Yale in the nice spring weather; we are not just statistics on your win column. We're human and being treated as less than such.
Christ Ernst & the 1976 Yale Women's Rowing Team

A boat cannot be jerked through the water. Everything must be smooth. There are times for mighty power, times for quick movements, time for slow movements, but everything must be smooth. There is a rhythm of the water and it will not be denied. You cannot force it — so accommodate yourself to it.
Ky Ebright

Swing is ephemeral and almost indescribable. It’s the challenge that keeps oarsmen rowing. It’s the moment when the physical propulsion of a shell evolves into a metaphysical feeling of transcendence. This is the essence of crew.

Life is short - pull hard.
Michiel Bartman 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist, Dutch M8+

Coxswains have the hardest, most unique job in sport. You're tasked with steering a shell powered by the most unique engine possible.
Malcolm Doldron Boston University

There are ten members of this boat. The eight rowers, the coxswain, and the hull. All of them have to work together in order to perform well.
Colin Regan Vesper Boat Club

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