" Every good rowing coach, in his own way, imparts to his men the kind of self-discipline required to achieve the ultimate from mind, heart, and body. Which is why most ex-oarsmen will tell you they learned more fundamentally important lessons in the racing shell than in the classroom. —George Yeoman Pocock "

― Daniel James Brown , The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics