Great Quote – Man in the Arena

I ran across a reference to the “man in the arena” in a recent issue of SI, and I just had to look it up. What a great quote by Teddy Roosevelt

It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points how the strong man stumbled or where the doer of deeds could have done them 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 knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, and spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at best, knows 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.” – Theodore Roosevelt, 1910

After dealing with the crap that I do on a daily basis, I figured it was appropriate to throw up those words of wisdom in the ‘bin. So many people think they have it all figured out; how much easier is it to criticize a problem instead of offering up a solution. (stepping off of my soap box, and putting it away for the night)

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