Rowing exacts a physical, mental, and spiritual toll, but it rewards the oarsman with a sense of satisfaction impossible to attain elsewhere. And rowing or sculling with teammates demands an exquisite balance of confidence, trust, and harmony that few other team sports can match. Rowers can communicate verbally, but they rarely do; rather, rowing is about maintaining a balletic synchronicity achieved through hours of cooperative practice.

Mental toughness is doing what’s in the best interest of the team when it isn’t in the best interest of you.

Bill Belichick New England Patriots