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Races are won by those who refuse to be beaten.

Champions do not become champions when they win the event, but in the hours, weeks, months and years they spend preparing for it. The victorious performance itself is merely the demonstration of their championship character.
T. Alan Armstrong

There is a calm that overtakes you. The task ahead requires everything you have, all the savvy, every ounce of competitiveness, and every drop of confidence you’ve earned. Calm washes over you and replaces the last threads of realistic doubt with confidence. Your heart is beating strong. Your mind is no longer crowded with any thoughts except maybe one—the physical task ahead. Winning is an affirmation of your ability and has hardly anything to do with your opponent. You are certain. Any exhaustion, exasperation, frustration, resentment or fear that may have gripped you some other time has been shed in a fine sheen of sweat. What is exciting, what makes your heart pound is anticipation of your performance, the anticipation of demonstrating all you know, all your strength—you are going to live a little beyond yourself, beyond the person you were moments before.
Devin Mahony Harvard University

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 1984 USA M2x

This is what you train for, this is what you prepare for. This is the stuff that you want, this is what you're asking for when you walk down to this boathouse, is to have challenges like this so get engaged in it and show me why you need to be in this boat. Show me why I think you're capable. Take charge of this thing.
Curtis Jordan Princeton University

Make your blade a water-seeking missile.
Chris Allsopp United States Naval Academy

Just remember, we're now in selection. Every piece, every erg, every seat race - they're all recorded and I notice things.
Mike Teti

The window of X Factor opportunity opens up in the closing seconds of a race - you might be sprinting at the time or just hanging one, trying to get across the finish line. With a supreme act of will, you can prolong your effort, essentially fighting off the inevitable lactic acid shutdown. You'll have little time for contemplating the options: either wholeheartedly go for it or back off. You must train your X Factor to unequivocally respond the way you want - go for it. Once the window is closed it's closed forever.
Brad Alan Lewis 1984 USA M2x

The eights race includes two to six 60 foot long shells, each competing with eight rowers and their coxswain - nine bodies working as one. What follows are 2,000 meters, approximately 240 strokes, of explosive yet controlled fury to the finish line. You can appreciate the tension as [you] slowly back into the starting station - it's like sitting on a bomb and being forced to watch the quickly burning fuse.
J.J. Forster Georgetown University

The oldest collegiate sport in America is all about glory, pain, and sweaty shirts.

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