Rowing

should have received. With this in mind, he had to also work hard in the rowing…

saving Qu Yuan (Chittick). Although the people failed to save the beloved poet, they still passed the competition down through the generations. Through this legend many are able to understand the importance of having harmony and one purpose while rowing the Dragon Boat. The ability to be in harmony with others is also important in other…

It’s crazy how the weeks fly by when I start a new class. I can’t believe we are ending week three already! This week has been busy for me, but I enjoyed every assignment in this class. I am glad I chose this class when I was deciding on classes for the fall semester. One of my favorite activities in this class so far is the current events assignments. I love how we get to research a recent article that shows historical significance, summarize the article, give our opinions/thoughts on the…

they arrive on the nearby land ahead of them. Washington stands tall looking ahead, determined. The other men are down in the boats rowing, keeping horses under control, or watching (Leutze “Washington Crossing the Delaware”). They seem to be…

of the season, West Point’s crew team coach, Coach Preczewski (Coach P.) is dumfounded by the ability of his Junior Varsity team to consistently defeat his Varsity team. When creating the teams, Coach P. had tested individual ability by utilizing a rowing machine called the Ergometer, but these measures would fail him. It should be noted that there are psychological variables that differ between the crews. The Junior Varsity crew has a leader that fosters positive motivation within its…

Looking back, sports I think are one of the biggest gender identification issues. As mentioned prior, at a younger age I played tennis and competed in swim team, however as I reached high school I joined the rowing team. All of my mom’s friends were quite surprised as they thought rowing was more of a men’s sport. Everyone questioned me as I am skinny and the common rower is a bulky…

I’ve grown up with two cultures in my household. My mother who moved to America from South Korea when she was fourteen and my father who was born in New Jersey and raised in Washington. Our family is one that is always active. Trips as a child were almost always camping. But they were camping with a twist. Instead of roasting marshmallows over the fire we would be roasting pot stickers. My mothers Asian heritage has always been relevant in our lives. It influenced a lot of my childhood including…

receive a news in a group immediately, and this promoted the changes of watching sports’ pattern, including in a rowing. In the final paragraph of the “Chapter 18” in The Boys in the Boat, we can check this situation: Joyce heard a news, about winning the gold…

On November 15th, 2015 I had to lead a 4-person row boat in a 4000 meter race in Mission Bay, San Diego. It was my first year with my high school’s rowing team and rowing in general, and I loved it. It was 6 in the morning when my coach told my group words I would never forget, “You guys are my top boat. If anyone’s winning, it’s you guys.” I was the stroke of my boat, meaning I set the pace everyone follows. I felt anxious; when you boil it down, the rate of our success depended on me. When we…

what he was saying. He continued to say in a non believing voice that I could “try it out again” and “see what happens”. They had completely given up on me. This didn 't make sense to me, because I did everything they wanted me to. I bettered myself. Rowing was my passion. How could my coaches say I had too many set backs? My whole life I had heard “When one puts you down, you go stand up, and fight harder!”. “You don 't let them win!” I was told. That 's what I tried to do at first. I tried to…