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Long live the elite rower's motto:'early to bed, early to rise, never meet the regular guys.'
Brad Alan Lewis
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Brad Alan Lewis
Age: 69
Born: 1954
Born: November 9
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I slapped my face two or three times with both hands, as hard as possible. The slapping hurt. It snapped me to attention. My adrenaline started flowing... the Yugoslavs, sitting in the next lane stared at me in disbelief. The harsh slapping made me angry-exactly what I wanted. I did my best work when I was angry.
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