Inspiration
InspirationI found it! Below is part of a speech given by Theodore Roosevelt in Paris in 1910.
I used to recite this part of the speech to myself when I was in heavy and often brutal training for marathons and Ironman Triathlons I did.
Me at the end of a 3.8 km swim, 180 km bike ride and 42.2 km swim. I was rather tired!
I'd forgotten most of the speech but just stumbled upon it now.
It’s Not The Critic Who Counts
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled,
Or where the doer of deeds could have done better.
The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena,
Whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood,
Who strives valiantly, who errs and comes short again and again,
Who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause,
Who at best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst if he fails at least fails while daring greatly so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
Regards
Brendon
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