Word: crews
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...explains. "A bunch of my buddies and I, we all do this." Fresh from his last run of the night, he peers out through slightly tinted glasses at the assembly-line progression of cars that advance to the starting line, then spurt, roaring, down the track. The small tarmac crew motions the cars into position, first giving them a chance to "warm up their tires." The drivers spin their tires on the slick, wet concrete slab, emitting a rising scream and belching out dense clouds of rubber-laced steam. "That's to get better traction," Bob explains...
...officials said they are pleased with thenew crew...
...experience with the oarsmen the jolt of adrenaline that accompanies "rowing through" a weaker, less competent boat. We approach inner peace as the rowers transcend individuality to form, in the memorable words of a former Harvard crew legend, "a nautical engine vastly more powerful than the sum of its parts," the synchronous clicking of their oarlocks suggesting a driving collective pulse...
...seems clear that rowing is not only about being the first to the line, but also about the very struggle of getting there--and engaging in that battle over self-will head-on. Almost as impressive as the world championship crew that flattens its opposition with finesse and power is the staggering novice boat, decidedly lacking in either trait, that perseveres with no prize...
...simultaneously frustrating and strangely satisfying. While winning the race is important, equally important is the quality and integrity of the preparation building up to it. And after all that, you still could lose the race by 0.6 seconds--a margin of three feet--as Harvard's varsity heavyweight crew did at last year's Eastern Sprints. Disappointment after a magnificent effort: That's part of life...