Winning was great and my effort had the desired outcome, BUT:
It is my silver medal at the 2000 Olympics which required 100% of my mental and physical power. The reason is simple. I was racing really well for 1500 meters until 500 meters to go. At 1499 meters to go I was certain that I could outsprint Rob. Mentally, I had been blocking out my cold which I was carrying around all week long. Then in the last 90 seconds I blew up. I was hammered by one crisis after another. First knowing that my strength was gone, second I lost gold, thrid that my five second lead on 3 and 4 dwindled down to nothing. It was the voices of my coaches who over the years kept telling me to beware of the final sprint between 3 and 4 during which 1 and 2 might be gobbled up. Those last 90 seconds were the hardest of my life, I did not want to leave without a medal and I needed to beat Hacker and Porter.
All the best,
XENO
Xeno Muller, Olympic gold and silver medalist, indoor rowing, rowing technique.
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