“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’d like to win, but think you can’t
It’s almost a cinch that 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.
If you think you’re outclassed, you are.
You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man;
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the one who thinks he can.
Walter D. Wintle
—Poems That Live Forever, comp. Hazel Felleman, p. 310 (1965).
3 comments:
Julio Dumas, his son, and the Brogan's.
Love that poem, thanks. I think our stake president back in VA quoted something similar to that by memory at a stake conference...hope your weekend is off to a great start!
Hey Pops, it looks like those pants a bit loose on you. You're belt is having to scrunch it all together! Way to go!
Mom looks good too!
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