# Rowers Kōrero Episode 3: The Power of the Second Chapter

Free with YouTube's ads, posted by Rowing NZ.

When your sporting career ends - and it’s not on your terms - what comes next?

In this powerful third episode of Rowers Kōrero, former New Zealand rower and community coach Angela Bourke opens up about the highs, heartbreaks and hard lessons of elite sport. From Olympic qualification heartbreak to career-ending injury, to stepping away for 20 years and finding her way back through coaching, Ange shares a raw, honest reflection on resilience, identity, and learning to love the sport again.

This is a must-listen for athletes, coaches, and anyone navigating change, being approachable as a leader, women in sport, and why growth often comes from the toughest moments.

🎧 Listen (or watch) now and hear why you don’t become who you are without being impacted by something.

Video Production: Joe Harcourt @oneshot_nz

- What it is: Full episode
- Series: [Rowers Kōrero](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/library/rights-holders/series/401e40a2ef5b)
- Next episode: [🎙️ Rowers Kōrero | Episode 4 | The Highs and Lows of Elite Sport](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/rights-holders/eeu9Rpep2EI)
- Length: 32 min
- Rights holder: [Rowing New Zealand. Website 3 Sixteen Studio](https://www.rowingnz.kiwi/) (its site links the channel: https://rowingnz.kiwi/)
- Channel: [Rowing NZ](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc14PFfcCGcAWcU3crHmkDQ)
- Plays: Wherever YouTube plays: its rights holder sets no limit
- Who can watch here: Adult profiles and older (no rating is recorded on YouTube, so adults only)
- Made for kids: No, as YouTube designates it
- On YouTube: [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKQnFJJyno8)

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