Long live the elite rower's motto:'early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.'

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.

Big guys like you and me aren't allowed to whine.

Racing shirts should be sold on big, thick rolls like paper towels.

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

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.

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.

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.

After hooking up the fuel line and pumping a little gasoline through the hose, I prepared for a workout on the 'coach's ergometer'.

When you perceive a truth, look for the balancing truth.

God's grace is your inner strength.Go ahead and pursue your God-given dreams.

Moving on is not about forgetting the past

I'm really too young to go out into the world alone, " he thought as he lay down

The civil service can never be placed on a satisfactory basis until it is regulated by law.

Fashion: a barricade behind which men hide their nothingness.

Blessings star forth forever; but a curse is like a cloud, it passes.

I promise to keep you happy, safe, and in love - for as long as my heart wakes; and as much as you soul takes.

In order to be respected, authority has got to be respectable.

Selfishness draws men into a spiritual vacuum where, absorbed in self service, they shut out all others.