Sentence:  I wanted you to see what real <WSD>courage</WSD> is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It's when you know you're licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, or the occurrence of adversity, frustration, defeat or reversal.