Rob can run four or five and do a heck of a job. One of Holland's secrets is that he runs the crew from the cab of a combine, not from a pickup. On the 1997 run, the team included one young man from Wisconsin, one from Montana, and four from Great Britain. They were recruited using a variety of creative methods, including through foreign exchange programs and the Internet. Holland likes wiry workers.
Attitude is more important than brawn.
Holland holds no punches when he interviews. I tell them right at the get-go that they're probably going to find this is the hardest thing they've ever done. But, if they stick it out for a whole season, they will be ready to handle just about any challenge for the rest of their lives. Texan Dwyer says Holland has a gift for picking people. I'm the first stop.