By Neil Davidson, The Canadian Press
Marnie McBean adds author to resume that already includes mentor and champion
TORONTO – On a recent Italy trip with Canadians who had purchased the “Under the Tuscan Sun” package at an Olympic fundraising dinner, Jim Cuddy and Barney Bentall provided the music while Marnie McBean, Curt Harnett and Chandra Crawford served up the inspiration.
When it was McBean’s turn to talk during “Olympic Athlete Night,” the three-time Olympic rowing champion pulled out her Canadian uniform from the opening ceremonies at the 1992 Games.
The outfit, in her words, was horrendous — technicolour puke. But it remains a valuable teaching tool two decades later.
Coach Al Morrow reminded his disappointed rowers that ugly uniforms and spartan accommodations were not at the heart of their Olympic journey to Barcelona.
“Our rowing was the only thing we needed to worry about,” McBean writes in her new book “The Power of More.” “Everything else was just filler.”
The anecdote comes under the subhead “Remember What Matters.”
McBean’s book is crammed with such nuggets — unique, often off-the-wall anecdotes and life lessons. Continue reading
This is one crazy month! I’m getting to start it off with an amazing adventure in Italy and then I’ll come home to launch my book. There is a word here for that… fantastico! ( it’s Italian for wow!)