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Stefan Kieszling Quotes

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Those of us who stayed were younger, more tractable. Less sure of ourselves socially and intellectually, we gave ourselves to the sport with little idea of what we could give or receive  (Stefan Kieszling Quotes) The ergometer simulates the physical demands of rowing, packaging the pains with none of the amenities that make it worthwhile  (Stefan Kieszling Quotes) Hundreds of feet above us, cars whisked by, oblivious to our drama. Up there were the shortcuts, the excuses, the world of infinite possibilities separating man and his potential. We had four miles and the best competition in the nation. We linked hands in the boat and committed ourselves to each other  (Stefan Kieszling Quotes) Being in shape was not my goal. My body was a tool to test the capabilities of my will  (Stefan Kieszling Quotes) Once one is beyond a certain level of commitment to the sport, life begins to seem an allegory of rowing rather than rowing an allegory of life  (Stefan Kieszling Quotes) As a competitor, winner or loser, one crosses the line into limbo. The adrenaline is gone, the anticipation is gone. The verdict is either comforting or devestating but it neithers returns the exhilaration of the race nor helps directly to win the next. Maybe all that matters is that there is a next  (Stefan Kieszling Quotes) That morning each of us found a breaking point. Not only a physical barrier, but a point where determination, stamina and duty clashed and were overcome not so much by pain but by absurdity  (Stefan Kieszling Quotes)