THE SPORT OF ROWING FISA 2000 Video Leander Club Men’s Coxless-Four 2000 Olympic Champion, Penrith Steve Redgrave +5, +20° to -25°, 0-8, 0-10, 0-10 “Very little from Jürgen. Very little from Jürgen.”6907 Tim Foster: “Grobler concentrated on the movement of the boat, but he would say very little during outings. Out on the river, he might utter one prized word such as ‘Acceleration.’”6908 Redgrave: “I remember when Jürgen first came over, and we were here, out on this stretch of the Thames, and we’d be turning at the top, and he’d go [imitating a German accent], ‘Ja, Ja!’ “His English was nonexistent, and he’d go like this with his hand [demonstrates the entry]. We’d say, ‘The catch?’ and he’d say, ‘Ja, Ja, ze catch . . . Not zo bad.’ 6907 Redgrave, personal conversation, 2008 6908 Ross, p. 58 “And then he’d go like this with his hand [demonstrates the end of the pullthrough]. ‘The finish?’ ‘Ja, Ja, ze finish . . . Not zo bad. . . . Now go and do anuzzer lap.’ “And that was Jürgen on technique. Apfel Strudel Redgrave: “Jürgen would be cycling, and he would shout all sorts of things, and I remember one day in the winter we were about halfway up the reach, and he said, ‘Ja, Ja, apfel strudel!’ “Apple strudel? “Apple strudel? That’s what it sounded like to me, so I asked the others, ‘What did he say?’ 1922
