Quotations

"The Man Who Thinks He Can"

IF YOU THINK YOU ARE BEATEN, YOU ARE.
IF YOU THINK YOU DARE NOT, YOU DON'T.
IF YOU LIKE TO WIN, BUT THINK YOU CAN'T, ...
IT'S ALMOST A CINCH YOU WON'T.

IF YOU THINK YOU'LL LOSE, YOU'RE LOST.
FOR OUT IN THE WORLD WE FIND
SUCCESS BEGINS WITH A FELLOW'S WILL.
IT'S ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND.

FULL MANY A RACE IS LOST
'ERE EVEN A STEP IS RUN.
AND MANY A COWARD FAILS
'ERE EVEN HIS WORK IS BEGUN.

THINK BIG AND YOUR DEEDS WILL GROW.
THINK SMALL AND YOU'LL FALL BEHIND.
THINK THAT YOU CAN, AND YOU WILL.
IT'S ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND!

IF YOU THINK YOU ARE OUTCLASSED, YOU ARE.
YOU'E GOT TO THINK HIGH TO RISE.
YOU'VE GOT TO BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
BEFORE YOU CAN WIN THE PRIZE.

LIFE'S BATTLES DON'T ALWAYS GO
TO THE STRONGER OR FASTER MAN.
SOONER OR LATER THE ONE WHO WINS
IS THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN.

-Walter D. Wintle