SUSTAINED OBSESSION

“Brad Alan Lewis and his rowing partner Paul Enquist won the gold medal in the double sculls at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, becoming the first U.S. rowers to capture gold since 1964 and the first U.S. doubles team to secure gold since 1932. For Lewis, high commitment equals sustained obsession. He explains how he went from good to gold medal in his book Wanted: Rowing Coach: ‘If anyone here is secretly dreaming of making the Olympics, I can tell you exactly how to do it: two words: Sustained Obsession. The obsession isn’t so hard. But keeping it sustained is a tough nut to crack.’” - Jim Afremow from The Champion's Mind