If you think you are beaten, you are;
If you think you dare not, you don’t.
If you like to win, and don’t think you can,
It’s almost a cinch 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.
Full many a race is lost
‘Ere even a step is run,
And many a coward fails,
‘Ere even his work is begun.
Think big and your deeds will grow,
Think small and you’ll fall behind;
Think that you can and you will--
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are;
You’ve got to think high and rise,
You’ve got to be sure of yourself before
You can 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 fellow who thinks he can!
