Better Great Than Never
Believing It's Possible Is Where Champions Begin

It's interesting writing a review for a book written by your little sister. I mean, what kind of brother would I be if I didn't say that it was the best book ever, right? Nope. I just wanted to get our connection out in the open, so that I can give an honest review of what I read. The book is a wonde......more

Better Great Than Never: Believing It's Possible Is Where Champions Begin is a well-written, gripping, and inspiring memoir of a 2008 Olympic champion rower in the women's eight. Even though the beginning of the book about the author's childhood felt a tad bit too long, once Lindsay Shoop started her......more

This book resonates on so many levels for me as a collegiate women's rowing coach. The underlying storyline is a testament to what is possible when you put your head down and work. My team hasn't trained together for almost a year because of covid. This has had ramifications on so many levels. Some......more

As someone who started rowing in college as well, this book resonated with me on so many levels. Lindsay has an amazing memory and is an incredibly talented storyteller. I couldn't put this book down. HIGHLY recommend and I think SO inspiring. Loved it.......more

Lest #possibility be relegated to youth alone, master storyteller, Lindsay Shoop, stirs the dreams of masters rowers as much as any Olympic wannabes. Chapter after chapter unfurl like scenes from a movie, and we find ourselves in places we’ll never go: “relaxing” at the start line of an internationa......more