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The story of how Katherine Grainger was inspired to become an Olympic rower. Katherine recalls key events and experiences from childhood that made her the athlete and person she is today. For Katherine, becoming a champion rower wasn't easy. She wasn鈥檛 the best at rowing when she started - in fact she was the worst. At times, the effort required to do well felt almost too hard and she nearly gave up after the setback of failing to be selected. However, with a strong spirit and a determination to succeed, she decided to turn things around instead - to try harder, work harder and do better. And she did!

Katherine explains what the different types of rowing are and talks about the particular physical and mental strengths that you need to become accomplished in the field.

Her message to children is that "you have no idea what you are capable of 鈥� so find out. Don鈥檛 let anyone tell you that you can鈥檛 do something. You can do far more than you realise.鈥�