The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
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The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
The British 8 won gold at Sydney by a margin of 0.8 seconds. When the margin between success and failure is that narrow, it’s no wonder they thought long and hard about what they could control. Ben: “You have to do everything because you don’t know what will make the difference.”
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