I am German - and I am very glad that the US boat won! The book "The Boys In The Boat" tells this story in a delightful way. It's not just about beating the German team and annoying Hitler mightily. The German rowers were ordinary human beings, too, after all. The book is also the story of 9 working class boys from the Northwest who had just gone through years of economic disasters because of the great depression. But in the trials they nevertheless managed to beat the far more privileged and traditionally successful Ivy League teams from the East Coast! Sometimes sport is not just about more or less exciting competitions.
Imagine how much more of an epic blow out this would be if the sick guys were at 100%, they had been in the more favorable lane, which they had earned with their preliminary race, and had they heard/seen they guy yell 'Go' properly.
Are all of these details verified? The footage here shows maybe a half second start delay 1:45 edit: unless this is re-created footage, which I think has to be for the 3:05 close-ups.
Yup, details are correct. Don Hume had a respiratory infection since before they left the states, and was actually in worse shape than the movie portrayed him. He had lost a lot of weight. Before any lane assignments had been made the coach vehemently protested using the two far lanes because they provided such an extreme disadvantage. For most crews, a fast start can make or break a race, especially a sprint. The U.S. set a world record in their preliminary race where they were in a closer lane. Neither coxswain in the two far lanes could hear the start, in part because of the crowd. (In the U.S. each coxswain would raise their arm when their team was ready, so they would also be watching when to go.) Moch and the other Cox glanced away at the critical moment because they had been waiting and wondering what was going on.
The book “The Boys In The Boat” about this is fascinating!
My CEO had just read that book. That's why he asked me to make a video about it.
I just watched the movie lol
Book and movie are great. I bought several copies of the book to hand out to people I think would enjoy it. I hope the movie comes out on DVD.
I am German - and I am very glad that the US boat won!
The book "The Boys In The Boat" tells this story in a delightful way. It's not just about beating the German team and annoying Hitler mightily. The German rowers were ordinary human beings, too, after all. The book is also the story of 9 working class boys from the Northwest who had just gone through years of economic disasters because of the great depression. But in the trials they nevertheless managed to beat the far more privileged and traditionally successful Ivy League teams from the East Coast! Sometimes sport is not just about more or less exciting competitions.
Just finishing "The boys In The Boat". Amazing book and great to put faces to the names.
Just watched the movie. Kept me on edge the entire time!
Same here. Great book, great effort by the underdog America. Inspiratomal!
Thanks & subbed. An Englishman, yet this left me so caught up: when they were passing the wreath I welled up. Bravo to all those marvellous rowers.
Brings tears to my eyes every time I watch them .
Thank you for this video! I just finished "The Boys in the Boat" this morning.
Just finished reading the book "The boys in the boat" which made me wanted to search more on this.....great men 👍
I got goosebumps watching this.
Imagine how much more of an epic blow out this would be if the sick guys were at 100%, they had been in the more favorable lane, which they had earned with their preliminary race, and had they heard/seen they guy yell 'Go' properly.
The movies typically aren't that accurate
Are all of these details verified? The footage here shows maybe a half second start delay 1:45
edit: unless this is re-created footage, which I think has to be for the 3:05 close-ups.
Yup, details are correct. Don Hume had a respiratory infection since before they left the states, and was actually in worse shape than the movie portrayed him. He had lost a lot of weight. Before any lane assignments had been made the coach vehemently protested using the two far lanes because they provided such an extreme disadvantage. For most crews, a fast start can make or break a race, especially a sprint. The U.S. set a world record in their preliminary race where they were in a closer lane. Neither coxswain in the two far lanes could hear the start, in part because of the crowd. (In the U.S. each coxswain would raise their arm when their team was ready, so they would also be watching when to go.) Moch and the other Cox glanced away at the critical moment because they had been waiting and wondering what was going on.
Wonderful footage
This is pretty cool, someone could write a book and make a movie about this
The movie is pretty good, but the book is far superior. You really get to know many of these guys.
This is the footage I was looking for. Thank you!
4:13 Impressive makes very proud of the little guys.
Boys in the boat brought me here
Estou lendo o livro que fala sobre a trajetória desses humildes campeões olímpicos: MENINOS DE OURO, de Daniel James Brown.
I had read that some of them had rowed prior to coming to Washington (not crew boats but rowed nonetheless)
I came here after watching the movie and not the book. Amazing story to witness
" DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES ??! " Al Michaels
When does the movie come out?!!??! Boys in the Boat brought me here...what a great book!
Christmas Day 2023 in the US. 12 January 2023 in the United Kingdom.
It was good movie. Saw it last night!
Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier! Eins, Zwei, Drei, Vier. Who’s gonna win? U of W is here!
Here from the amazing movie!
Great !!!
No disrespect to Daniel James Brown, but this is so much easier to learn from than the book.
Hmmm, i believe most found the book more compelling. Do you like audio books? Perhaps that would work for you.
@@danbev8542i really enjoyed the audiobook, but had to look at several pictures to understand everything
As soon as our boys won, Dolphy got up and left, just as he left right after Jesse won.
Just finished boys in the boat.
God bless ! Hero's!
so sad that the original final video footage is so streched. The aspect ratio is messed up.
Yes,yass!
Movie!
I was yelling at my phone! 🇺🇲 USA!
Some underdog
USA won every Olympic 8s rowing gold medal between 1920 and 1960.
Maybe the two World Wars had something to do with this.
The boys in the boat film 2024 directed by George cloony is super
There were only 9 of them, why not give their names?
Lest we ever forget, Hitler went on to start WW2 and chaos in the World.
Das Universitat Washington Uberalles! (Funny. I’ll bet Hitler wasn’t happy.)
book is great movie sucks