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 most certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a person's will-
Its all in a state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise.
You've got to be sure of yourself  before
you 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 man who thinks he can!


-Walter D. Wintle, The Man Who Thinks He Can