Olympic medallist Philip Doyle: 'Rowing is miserable. The lifestyle is miserable. Being a full-time athlete is miserable when you're on no money'

"When I come home, I kind of step away from the whole sporting world for the next few weeks. And I get a list of chores from my mother."

"I'm not from a rowing town, I picked it up in college. So when I come home, I really step away from that whole rowing environment and just do something completely different for a few weeks."

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