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“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, 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 errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end 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 neither know victory nor defeat.” ~ Theodore Roosevelt

I agree with many of the criticisms I've read on here throughout the season, and am not posting this to admonish those who are critical-- I've actually really enjoyed reading some of the threads on here analyzing where things have been going wrong. The team clearly isn't playing up to their potential for whatever reason(s). But I do feel they are trying; and I support them, win or lose. Here's to hoping everything clicks, and they rally to finish strong down the homestretch.

I just figure some might appreciate the perspective of this very Germans quote... actually, this quote predates the Germans bombing Pearl Harbor.

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Posted by TigerWoody

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 12:44 pm to epbart

Try this one:

"The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen."

wait for it....."shooting rainbows out of their asses".......

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Posted by TexasTiger89

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 12:46 pm to TigerWoody

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I support them, win or lose

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Posted by Chuck U Farley

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 12:46 pm to epbart

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epbart

nice post. I enjoyed it.

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Posted by Geauxst

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 1:06 pm to epbart

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The team clearly isn't playing up to their potential for whatever reason(s). But I do feel they are trying; and I support them, win or lose.

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Posted by epbart

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Posted on 10/15/09 at 1:37 pm to TigerWoody

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The thing always happens that you really believe in; and the belief in a thing makes it happen

If this is directed at the fans, the problem is that one faction of fans is cynical and believes the sky is falling, and another faction is naive and thinks all is well. And I don't think the strength of a fan's belief will change the outcome much.

If this is directed at the players, then it is definitely true that if they don't believe in themselves, the season could get ugly. Part of the reason I posted this today was in response to Carl Dubois' article, in which Ryan Clark says the team just ignored 'the critics', and started having fun and playing for themselves. When they did this, everything clicked and they won the last six or so games.

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