I was shocked to see this photo on Drew Ginn’s blog post Back home after surgery.
Last Thursday I went into hospital after two days of pain. Not
the easiest moments and on Friday the doctor operated on my ruptured
disc.
It seems that Drew Ginn was having back problems throughout the Olympics and didn’t get much sympathy from his pairs partner Duncan Free. From Duncan Free’s blog:
I have to admit at the time I was not showing too much sympathy for Drew and tryed to ignore the injury as much as I could. Not because I have no heart, but becuase I didn’t want any other option than for us to race together as per normal and for us to put down a great performance. I’m pretty sure that was Drew’s mindset aswell. Its amazing how strong the mind is and the control it has over the body. As Drew put it…..you only have to block the pain signal from the injured area to the brain….simple!!
That last sentence is just amazing! I don’t know how much pain Drew was really in, but obviously it became quite serious last Thursday. A rowing race, especially at such a high level is a particularly mentally exhausting experience. I cannot imagine racing with such an injury in the back of my mind.
Duncan Free and Drew Ginn delivered an amazing performance in the final of pair. I’m astounded to learn that this injury was lurking at the time.
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