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Les Miles: The Man in the Arena
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:09 am
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:09 am
As the Les Miles era closes I can't get this quote out of my mind. I think it sums up my feelings for the man well.
"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."
"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."
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Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:10 am to arktiger28
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those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Boy the negas aren't going to like that characterization.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:11 am to arktiger28
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who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms,
He doesnt do this anymore, he's lost this fire
Oh and just to remind you were talking about a football coach in a multi million dollar business called college football, who's is making just a little short of 5 million dollars a year, not a damn gladiator
So get out of your video game fantasy world and come back to reality
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 9:15 am
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:16 am to arktiger28
I am REALLY gonna miss Les, he really is a great man and role model.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:21 am to arktiger28
Inspiring words and fitting.
I think another quote also applies;
"The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results."
I think another quote also applies;
"The definition of insanity is doing the same things over and over again and expecting different results."
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:28 am to arktiger28
Because every time I think of Theodore Roosevelt and his Harvard refined brilliance, I think of Les Miles.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:30 am to arktiger28
You're sitting here with this long arse quote in your head worrying about a football coach?
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:33 am to arktiger28
This quote is from Teddy Roosevelt.
I doubt you knew that.
It certainly applies to him, as a republican who stood against Big Business and monopolies, as a "trust buster."
The republican right and tea-party wackos would hate TR.
However ...
This does not apply to Les Miles.
When his "critics" are paying him four million dollars a year to win football games and keep a top program on top and he doesn't do it--then his critics count significantly.
Sorry. That's just the way the ball bounces. Another shallow and idiotic misapplication by the Miles brigade. Another stupid attempt at bashing LSU fans who want the best for their program--including the TAF bigwigs who pay the bills.
He's a football coach who was paid handsomely and wasn't getting the job done. He'll be paid a cool 15 million for walking away and believe me, he doesn't give a shite about you or Teddy Roosevelt quotes.
But hey ... have a GREAT day.
I doubt you knew that.
It certainly applies to him, as a republican who stood against Big Business and monopolies, as a "trust buster."
The republican right and tea-party wackos would hate TR.
However ...
quote:
It is not the critic who counts
This does not apply to Les Miles.
When his "critics" are paying him four million dollars a year to win football games and keep a top program on top and he doesn't do it--then his critics count significantly.
Sorry. That's just the way the ball bounces. Another shallow and idiotic misapplication by the Miles brigade. Another stupid attempt at bashing LSU fans who want the best for their program--including the TAF bigwigs who pay the bills.
He's a football coach who was paid handsomely and wasn't getting the job done. He'll be paid a cool 15 million for walking away and believe me, he doesn't give a shite about you or Teddy Roosevelt quotes.
But hey ... have a GREAT day.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:49 am to arktiger28
The "fans" will get what they want, then complain when LSU doesn't do any better under the new coach.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 9:51 am to arktiger28
Its always easy to point out in these type of threads those who have not succeeded in their own careers. Just look for the ones that bring Les' s Salary or buyout figures. They feel as if he owes them something just because he has earned himself big pay checks.
This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 9:53 am
Posted on 11/26/15 at 11:57 am to arktiger28
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This post was edited on 11/26/15 at 12:00 pm
Posted on 11/26/15 at 3:58 pm to arktiger28
Excellent post. Unfortunately it will be lost on the 99% of Rantards who think American history started in 2001.
Posted on 11/26/15 at 4:55 pm to arktiger28
quote:
"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."
Judging by the title I opened this thread expecting something schmaltzy and irrelevant. But this quote is actually very appropriate.
Sometimes some of the posters on here remind me of that guy or girl they have in most offices who is always pointing out how others should do their work but never seem to be doing their own work.
I think a lot of these posters would benefit from getting involved in competitive endeavors themselves - softball league, basketball league, coach kids' sports, heck join a bowling league.
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