What inspires us to endure and persevere in a difficult situation? What leads us to be indomitable and consistent?

Some of us might think of it as the desire for wealth, power, study, authority, fame or honor.

Watching "The Boys in the Boat," a film released in 2023, based on the true story of American rower Joe Rantz, I felt the underlying motivation to endure hardships came from a desperate sense of perseverance to overcome an avoidable situation due to extreme poverty.

Based on the 2013 bestselling novel written by Daniel James Brown, "The Boys in the Boat" tells the story of Joe Rantz and the 1936 U.S. Olympic rowing team. It is an inspiring story of perseverance, dedication and unity that nine young men — eight rowers and one coxswain — experienced as members of the University of Washington's rowing........

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