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sir steve Redgrave and Matthew “It is the same things you learn when you start
Pinsent, with nine gold medals rowing at 14 or 15, it is the same rowing strokes,
between them, should know the the same philosophy, the same attitude to racing in
secret of olympic success better than being aggressive and dominating from the front, so it
rowing
anyone. is more re-assuring than anything to hear that.
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The inspirational pair went to talk to the four “When you are rowing for an Olympic gold then it
men trying to continue their tradition and win a seems a really achievable goal.
third successive gold for Britain in the coxless
fours at Beijing, including Welshman Tom James. “With Beijing on the horizon, it is really exciting
to think you are going to be in a really quick boat,
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Born in Cardiff, brought up in Wrexham, James everyone will be watching and it will be fantastic –
has been picked in Britain’s Blue Riband boat, at least that’s what you hope.”
one of the heirs to that remarkable success, as
the British rowing team head for the Olympics While Pinsent and Co maintained the Gold Rush
without Redgrave or Pinsent for the first time in the four at the Athens Olympics, James was the
a
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since 1980. stroke for the eight - though illness meant he could
not take part in the semi-finals and the disrupted
If the pair’s domination, with a record 14 crew did not reach the final.
gold medals each in Olympics and World
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Championships, casts a powerful shadow over The former Cambridge University student is in
British rowing then now is the time for their heirs the bow of the four this time round, with only Steve
to build on that successful formula. Williams left in the boat from the trio who won
gold alongside Pinsent in Athens.
“We had Pinsent and Redgrave come in to talk to
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us about their experiences and the biggest thing “You look towards Beijing as your opportunity and
you find out is that there is no special key to you are out on the water all the time, but then you
winning,” said James. press turn up and talk about Redgrave and Pinsent,”
admitted James, talking at the new, swish practice
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“It is just doing the same thing, but you do it that facility for the GB crews named – you’ve guessed
bit better. it – the Redgrave and Pinsent club.
Ja
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