Why would anyone chose to row
why would anyone chose to row
why would anyone chose to put themselves through such brutality
who would dare put themselves in a position where all their mental and physical ability
stretches its limits every single day
it takes a certain type of person to go out and face their biggest challenges every single day.
it takes a certain type of person to feel a burning in their lungs and breaking pain in their back but continue to give every last bit of themselves until the very last stroke.
it takes a certain type of person to take extreme pain and harness it into something they can use to finish out the job.
why would anyone put themselves through such torture
the heart pounds into the body like a sledgehammer
the lungs gasp at any air they can reach
the legs scorch as they are driven off the foot board
the back is lit with an invisible flame with every pull
old blisters and wounds rip open with every twist
it takes a certain type of person to have their bodies shut down and still continue on
to see their own blood drip down on the oar handles
to have pain invade every part of them and know that they donāt ever give enough
until they cannot physically move.
theyād let themselves down, the boat down, and the coaches down
all of the harsh training would equal nothing
rowers put in work most people would run away from
rowers chose to endure pain that most others would fall apart at
the ability to give up is easy
in the middle of a piece the rower can easily put down the handle
leaving all of the hard work, effort and time, stilly sitting on the seat of the erg
every rower knows they can quit
so why would anyone want to row
a sport were lactic acid is manās best friend
gouging blisters become a normality
and the constant pain is a constant reality
pain is measured only by what the body can feel
but not what it can endure.
pain will never get in the way of what the rower can accomplish
no matter how much the pain will scream that it is a roadblock to the path of victory.
a rower does not leave a piece until they have given everything they got to the erg or the boat
itās what is expected of them
and the expectations provided are only the foundation on what the rower can achieve
it is that need to dump every hour of work into one seven minute race
all the pain, the blood, sweat and tears
to achieve everything the rower has worked for.
until that bow crosses that finish line the rowers do not stop working,
stop believing and stop fighting
to receive so rightfully what they deserve
not one person knows the feel of victory
until they can see itās brutal marks made on their hands
feel it roar through every muscle fiber
inhale it sharply by each lung
feel it trickle down all parts of their skin
and taste itās dryness it their mouths
whether the rower set a personal record on their two kilometer test
or won the gold metal in the olympics
all victory tastes the same
harsh, brutal but rewarding
so why would anyone chose to row?
because everyday rowers get to crush their biggest fears
rowers get to hold victoryās hand everyday
and there is nothing better than that
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