Of course we may hail victory till we run out of breath or the cramp gets our right arm.
Belief is good and necessary but alone it is of no more help than just kneeling down to pray.
No doubt the odds are against us, and a bookmaker would probably not touch us unless someone put a gun to his head. I now it is an unnerving question, but unfortunately it is one that just has to be asked. We must be realists. This is totally for real and not a cyber-space game of thrills and suspense. First of all, we simply cannot afford not to be victorious.