Winning

Winning
 
It takes a little courage,
     And a little self-control.
And some grim determination,
     If you want to reach a goal.
It takes a deal of striving,
     And a firm and stern-set chin.
No matter what the battle,
     If you’re really out to win.
 
There’s no easy path to glory,
     There’s no rosy road to fame.
Life, however we may view it,
     Is no simple parlor game;
But its prizes call for fighting,
     For endurance and for grit;
For a rugged disposition
     And a ‘don’t-know-when-to-quit.’
 
You must take a blow or give one,
     You must risk and you must lose,
And expect that in the struggle
     You will suffer from a bruise.
But you mustn’t wince or falter,
     If a fight you once begin,
Be a man and face the battle -
     That’s the only way to win.
 
By Author Unknown