Walter D. Wintle
If you think you are beaten,
you are.
If you think you dare not,
you don't.
If you like to win,
but you think you can’t.
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose,
you've 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 are outclassed, you are.
You've got to think high
to rise.
You've got to be sure
of yourself before
you can even 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