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’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 are outclassed, you are,
You’ve got to think high to rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can never ever win a prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man,
but soon or late the man who wins
Is THE MAN WHO THINKS HE CAN!
Reflections
From this peom, I learned that whatever we do, and how gifted we are, we will not win if we think we cannot win. However, when we change our mindset into believing our capability, we stand a chance against others, we stand a chance to win, for we are who we think we are. The part that impact me the most is "but soon or late the man who wins is the man who thinks he can!" When I stopped to think, I found out that every successful person thinks that he/she is capable of achieving something, before he/she actually achieves it. Example, Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew believed that he is able to lead Singapore, before he led Singapore into a world-class nation at only around forty years. In conclusion, I fell that this poem is a very meaningful peom and had a great impact on me.
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