just dropping by the blog again. i believe many of us have like sunken into a kind of dormant and relaxed mode after NJCC. i know that we did well in the competition but i think we will have to work harder than this now if we want to repeat the good showing again at nationals. nationals is not another NJCC, its going to be ten times harder, ten times more pressurizing, ten times more painful to lose at. but no, this isn't a post to criticize ourselves or anyone. its not like that.
sometime in the future, we're going to look back at our lives and i don't want you guys to look at this 2 years that we spent as raffles canoeist to be a period of regret. i hope you won't go "shit i should have done that, shouldn't have done that; if i have known, i would have put in more effort in that 500m, done that extra pullup" we should all look back and think that it was a well made sacrifice and given a chance, you would not have changed anything. even if you came in 6th in a heat, semi or final. because you've raced a perfect race. not just on the day itself, but a perfect race every single training leading up to it.
having said that, i believe we should all look forward and really very very hard about what we're going to do in this next 11 weeks before the biggest race of our lives. its only less than 3 months. even so, a lot can be achieved during this 3 months. we'll take every single step towards realizing our goals guys. i believe that everyone single one of us have the ability to row a good race and win glory for our team, our school and most importantly for each other. but its not going to be possible if we don't hang in there for each other, support each other - be each other's pillar of strength and support. that is what we really have to do guys, its the only thing that will make us strong and invincible.
11 more weeks, 44 more trainings. i believe in every single one of us. i believe that if we want to do it and if we put all our effort into doing so, we can achieve miracles. you guys have written a wonderful intro to your legacy. now it is the time to finish it with a resounding end. remember, its not a question about ability, its a question about willingness. if you are willing to give each other your 100% dedication to the our team, i can ensure you that i will give everything in me, everything possible and i can think of to make sure our team is up there amongst the greats.
11 more weeks, lets go guys. everything we've got and holding nothing back.
