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                      Sir Matthew Pinsent, Olympic gold medallist rower, talks about the athlete-coach relationship...

                      Sir Matthew Pinsent, Olympic gold medallist rower, talks about the athlete-coach relationship in this video

                      By: Sir Matthew Pinsent (Guest)

                      • Duration: 5 mins
                      • Published on: Wednesday 19th October 2011
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                      • Posted under: Body & Mind, Physical Fitness, Sport, Psychology, Sport and Fitness
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                      Its nice to see the coach
                      LDN Games
                      17 Jan 201201:29

                      Its nice to see the coach getting credit as well as the athlete! No offence Matthew ;)

                      ben @ www.ldngames.co.uk

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