In team sports the athletes were bonded by each other, there was an immense peer pressure to keep going. One dared not miss a practice for fear of letting his teammates down. Every time an athlete thought of getting back into bed in the morning he knew he would have to face the anger of his closest friends. But the sculler had to find motivation entirely within himself. No one else cared.
Being a professional means doing your job on the days you don't want to do it - David Halberstam
Being a professional means doing your job on the days you don't want to do it
- David Halberstam
Memory is often less about the truth than about what we want it to be. - David Halberstam
Memory is often less about the truth than about what we want it to be.
Physically, rowing was remarkable resistant to the camera... the camera liked power exhibited more openly, and the power of the oarsmen [is] exhibite… - David Halberstam
Physically, rowing was remarkable resistant to the camera... the camera liked power exhibited more openly, and the power of the oarsmen [is] exhibite…
The most dangerous thing about power is to employ it where it is not applicable. - David Halberstam
The most dangerous thing about power is to employ it where it is not applicable.
QUESTION: Do you know what the greatest test is? ANSWER:Do you still get excited about what you do when you get up in the morning? - David Halberstam
QUESTION: Do you know what the greatest test is? ANSWER:Do you still get excited about what you do when you get up in the morning?
During their college years the oarsmen put in terrbily long hours, often showing up at the boathouse at 6:00am for preclass practices. Both physicall… - David Halberstam
During their college years the oarsmen put in terrbily long hours, often showing up at the boathouse at 6:00am for preclass practices. Both physicall…
If there is anything that is important to America, it is that you are not a prisoner of the past. - David Halberstam
If there is anything that is important to America, it is that you are not a prisoner of the past.
I have a great faith in the strength and the resilience in the American people. - David Halberstam
I have a great faith in the strength and the resilience in the American people.
One of the things I learned, the easiest of lessons, was that the better you do your job, often going against conventional mores, the less popular yo… - David Halberstam
One of the things I learned, the easiest of lessons, was that the better you do your job, often going against conventional mores, the less popular yo…
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