I led by three or four feet, with Biggy (John Biglow) surging closer on each stroke. I hated him in those last few seconds; he was the only reason my…

- Brad Alan Lewis

I've always thought that Boathouse Row looked best at night, when hundreds of electric lights outline the shape of each building, truning them into f…

- Brad Alan Lewis

I slapped my face two or three times with both hands, as hard as possible. The slapping hurt. It snapped me to attention. My adrenaline started flowi…

- Brad Alan Lewis

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 ge…

- Brad Alan Lewis

Racing serves as a formal demonstration of your ability to ride the three-headed monster. The first monster is your physical preparation-lifting weig…

- Brad Alan Lewis

If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it, two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn't …

- Brad Alan Lewis

A man goes through many changes in 2000 meters. Some are not very pretty. Some make you hate yourself. Some make you wonder if you've been rowing for…

- Brad Alan Lewis

If you want to be your best, spend a lot of time exploring what is more than enough. Push yourself until the bar is lying immobile across your chest.…

- Brad Alan Lewis

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 p…

- Brad Alan Lewis