I think if I had been a man, I would be richer. That hurts. But at the same time, I have to keep fighting and not think too much about "what if," because that doesn't lead you anywhere.
The hardest part of rowing properly: Eyes and Minds in The Boat!
When eight row together with swing the boat becomes the ninth rower.
Fitness - Focus - Form.
Still loving the sport; still working on the focus.
Let the boat work - and not me!
Follow the stroke - or be the stroke that the rest can follow.
Everything I do, I do it for somebody I've never met before, something in the great beyond. That's my primary relationship, really, is with something divine. I feel a connection as real with that as I've ever had with anybody on this earth.
I just realized that with the invention of the iPhone and others you now get to see the top of people's heads.
The most realistic blood I've seen is when Marlon Brando gets beat up in On The Waterfront.
If you're on a beach and a tsunami hits, you'll drown whether you're a small child or an Olympic swimmer. Some things will go bad no matter how good you are.