7 Habits Of Successful Rowers (Adapted From Stephen Covey)

Habit No 1
Be Pro-Active:
"Kin Ka Kin Chiew" (fast leg, fast hand)
At least 55 strokes per minutes

Habit No 2
Begin With The End In Mind:
"Wu Tow Wu Buay" (have head, have tail)
Start with training hard, end in finals

Habit No 3
First Thing First:
"Chik Hung Chik Hung Lai, Ban Ban Lai" (one thing at a time, slow and steady) or "Cho Tow Seng" (do first)
First, 10 power pull start,
Second, 100% strokes, then 85% long maintenance strokes, check grip, seating, timing, breathing, coordination
Lastly, 120 strokes 100% charge

Habit No 4
Think Win-Win:
"Long Chong Ai Yarh" (everything want to win)
No one wants to race to lose but to win

Habit No 5
Seek To Understand Rather Than To Be Understood:
"Cho Lang Ai Eh Meng Pek" (you must be understanding)
Obstacles will come along the way, but we'll rise above it.

Habit No 6
Synergize:
"Tai Kay Ai Hup Chop" (all must co-operate)
One plus one rower equal more than 3 rowers

Habit No 7
Sharpen The Saw:
"Toh Bua Lai Lai"
If no finese in our strokes, what have we?