Would these athletes have made it here without their families?Here at the boathouse 5 PM and it has been a pretty productive day - met with a wonderful recruit and talked to her a lot about her family. It made me think about my parents and how supportive they have been with regards to my activities growing up from sports, to music, to drama, and how their expectations helped push me a little farther.
As we get a little closer to the beginning of school please let your parents know that you appreciate what they've sacrificed for you to do what you love, that you may not have always been so easy to get along with, and that they have been a huge influence on what you do now. From parents to siblings to aunts, uncles, and grandparents - these are probably the people who have helped shape your morals, your belief systems, and your work ethic - but that doesn't stop you from continuing to evolve and learn from the best you see in others while holding firm to those core beliefs that have brought you to this point.
The boathouse picture project is virtually complete and now it's a matter of installing our new equipment and preparing the boats for the fall. There's going to be a ton of competition for seats and I hope everyone is simply trying to become a better athlete in their remaining time off.
Safe Olympic prediction - I would love to see the US women's 8+ win but the Romanians looked to be well in control en route to putting up a fast time. It'll be decided in the last 500 with the Romanians winning by a seat.
Gold - Romania, Silver - US, Bronze - Netherlands
Bold Olympic prediction - The men's 8+s will be a closely fought affair - Canada will lead early, Britain will come on extremely strong to take the gold in the 2nd 1000. Not sure if the Canadians will fade after being passed but Australia and the US will be charging hard to get into the medals.
Gold - GB, Silver - USA, Bronze - Australia - 4th - Canada
