Word: crew
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...middle of the fourth period, there was no more coal left in the engine. A couple of crew-cut Navy boys had managed to steal it away from the Crimson...
Many pairs of sibling athletes tend to play the same sport at Harvard. Joe and John Sweeney both play hockey. Betsy and Mary McCagg both row crew. Anne and Mary Moon both play rugby...
...With crew, however, thinking about the championship can be as important as actually racing in it. For the most part, a crew race takes place in the mind. When a team comes away from a Regatta with both heavyweight and lightweight varsity victories--as Harvard did yesterday--it is more a demonstration of mental toughness than physical stamina...
Varsity lacrosse player Dean Graham learned the importance of crew's brand of pre-game mental preparation when he went by the Harvard tent to give the team a pre-game pep-talk. "Hey dudes, get psyched and let's go kick some butt out there today," he said...
During the race, the coxswain will describe certain scenarios for his rowers to visualize. For instance, a coxswain will tell his crew to picture an opposing stroke being run over and put in the hospital...