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Quitters Never Win
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:14 am
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:14 am
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must—but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow—
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt—
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.
Edgar A. Guest
When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high,
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest, if you must—but don’t you quit.
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a fellow turns about
When he might have won had he stuck it out.
Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow—
You might succeed with another blow.
Often the goal is nearer than
It seems to a faint and faltering man.
Often the struggler has given up
When he might have captured the victor’s cup.
And he learned too late, when the night slipped down,
How close he was to the golden crown.
Success is failure turned inside out—
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt—
And you never can tell how close you are.
It may be near when it seems afar,
So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit—
It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit.
Edgar A. Guest
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Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:14 am to Knight of Old
Poetry almost always sucks.
Like this. This sucks.
Like this. This sucks.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:14 am to Knight of Old
quote:
Life is queer with its twists and turns,
Tha fuk bro?
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:17 am to Knight of Old
That's cute. How does it apply to 0 for 13 on 3rd down conversions.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:18 am to Knight of Old
Sometimes quitters do win, though. Like when you quit investing in a stock before the price goes down.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:25 am to Knight of Old
Still don't win games.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:47 am to Knight of Old
That poem saved my life during a very troubled time. I'd forgotten about it, I think I'm going to share it today with someone I care about like my 11 year old son.
Thanks, Knight.
Thanks, Knight.
Posted on 10/6/14 at 9:57 am to Knight of Old
I'm trying hard to find a clip of that BS inspirational poem Charles Durning read to the players in "North Dallas Forty", but not having much success. 
Posted on 10/6/14 at 10:06 am to Knight of Old
Losers never quit being stubborn. They are last to acknowledge their inability to change. Winners adapt to reality because they want to win, not because they just want to be right. I really like that poem but I'm not sure it applies to Les Miles and LSU.
This post was edited on 10/6/14 at 10:08 am
Posted on 10/6/14 at 11:23 am to Knight of Old
Dude, you and both vocal sides of the argument think that there are only two kinds of LSU fan.....and you are stupid for that.
There has been a middle third of the fanbase that was silent while cringing with the clock issues, stupid play calling and having absolute meltdowns where the team looked not even ill-prepared, but not prepared at all.
We were silent while all of you sided one way or another, while this guy continued to get out coached. Some of you would breathe a sigh of relief when we won while the others rolled their eyes because it delayed the inevitable......that the cream always rises to the top while the rest get supplanted by a game that passes them by.
The silent third of the fanbase has fricking had it. Do you not understand that? Did you think that he learned his lesson in 2005 Tennessee.? No. Infact, not even close? All the pumpers kept seeing these errors.....big ones. And they said to themselves
But no, it keeps happening. And Malzahn is an imaginative coach that doesn't just adjust at halftime, but DURING the game. .....the only halftime adjustment he had to make was calling off the dogs and not embarrassing les; which he took care of himself. and he's aware of That thing called the clock.....for which all games are timed. Did you see Saban and kirffin during the last four minutes of the ole miss game? They have wherewithal about the clock.
All you supporters will be glad when he's gone too, because even you are tired of supporting him. You are embarrassing yourself with your head in the sand.
There has been a middle third of the fanbase that was silent while cringing with the clock issues, stupid play calling and having absolute meltdowns where the team looked not even ill-prepared, but not prepared at all.
We were silent while all of you sided one way or another, while this guy continued to get out coached. Some of you would breathe a sigh of relief when we won while the others rolled their eyes because it delayed the inevitable......that the cream always rises to the top while the rest get supplanted by a game that passes them by.
The silent third of the fanbase has fricking had it. Do you not understand that? Did you think that he learned his lesson in 2005 Tennessee.? No. Infact, not even close? All the pumpers kept seeing these errors.....big ones. And they said to themselves
quote:
, "okay, now this will never happen again....he's learned his lesson.....I mean, Malzahn won sec after getting obliterated
But no, it keeps happening. And Malzahn is an imaginative coach that doesn't just adjust at halftime, but DURING the game. .....the only halftime adjustment he had to make was calling off the dogs and not embarrassing les; which he took care of himself. and he's aware of That thing called the clock.....for which all games are timed. Did you see Saban and kirffin during the last four minutes of the ole miss game? They have wherewithal about the clock.
All you supporters will be glad when he's gone too, because even you are tired of supporting him. You are embarrassing yourself with your head in the sand.
This post was edited on 10/6/14 at 11:29 am
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