William Lee Pride is a personal commitment. It is an attitude which separates excellence from mediocrity. Second sucks and third is worse. Whoever said, it's not whether you win or lose that counts, probably lost. A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly.
Specialization is for insects.
The distance between a person's dream and their accomplishments can only be measured by their desire. The spirit, the will to win, and the will to excel are the things that endure. These qualities are more important than the events which occur. Sometimes there is no next time, no second chance, no time out. Sometimes it's now or never.