ALL IN THE STATE OF MIND

If you think you are beaten – you are

If you think you dare not – you don’t

If you would like to win and don’t think you can

It’s almost a cinch you won’t.

If you think you’ll lose – you’re lost.

For out in the world you’ll find

Success begins with a fellow’s will

It’s all in the state of mind.

For many a race is lost

Ere even a step is run

A many a coward fails

Ere even his work is begun.

Think big and your deeds will grow

Think small and you’ll fall behind

Think that you can – and you will

It’s all in the state of mind.

If you think you’re outclassed – you are

You’ve got to think high to rise

You’ve got to be sure of yourself before

You can even win the prize.

Life’s battles don’t always go

To the strongest or fastest man

But sooner or later, the man who wins

Is the man who thinks he can!