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.

The Amateurs: The Story of Four Young Men and Their Quest for an Olympic Gold Medal (ed. Open Road Media, 2012) - ISBN: 9781453295137