1. What inspired you to go to your first rowing practice; was there anything memorable about it?
I was a fat kid looking for something to do and my brother got me interested in going. My first time ever on the water was a spring break trip in Louisiana. My rowing coach kept telling me not to put my feet on the bottom of the boat when getting in or I will break the boat. The coach told me a lot of things so the first thing I do when I step in the boat was putting my feet on the bottom of the hull and almost broke the boat.
2. Was there a practice, race or other event when you fell in love with the sport, or when you knew you might not be too bad at rowing? When you thought you could make the national team?
I feel like this sport is a love/hate relationship. When I do well or have a good practice I love the sport. But when things go wrong and have a bad practice I hate it. So I guess I have had more good practices than bad and that's when I knew I could make a team. Unfortunately, I still am not that good at rowing.
3. Best race/practice, worst race/practice?
I have had a lot of both, but the ones i remember best are the bad ones. One of my all time worst rows was Head of the Iowa 2003 with a 15 year old 4+ stern-loaded Vespoli with a 150 pound cox'n. Needless to say, we didn't win.
4. Best/Anything you've done in the sport no one knows about?
I aim to keep it that way.
5. Any/Most important advice for young rowers?
Remember that rowing really isn't that fun. But it can be very satisfying. So as long as you can keep motivated, keep enjoying it.
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