When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, When the road you’re trudging seems all up hill, When the funds are low and the debts are high, And you want to smile, but you have to sigh, When care is pressing you down a bit, Rest! if you must; but don’t you quit. Life is ***** with its twists and turns, As everyone of us sometimes learns, And many a failure turns about When he might have won had he stuck it out; Don’t give up, though the pace seems slow; You might succeed with another blow. Often the goal is nearer than It seems to a faint and faltering man, Often the struggler has given up When he might have captured the victor’s cup. And he learned too late, when the night slipped down, How close he was to the golden crown. Success is failure turned inside out; The silver tint of the clouds of doubt; And you never can tell how close you are, It may be near when it seems afar; So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit; It’s when things seem worst that you mustn’t quit
Quoted from Teddy Atlas Biography; From The Streets To The Ring. It’s called “don’t quit” pretty neat.
Thank you so much, my hate for Teddy Atlas extends beyond description but I appreciate your posting of the Cus quote. I think often we view Cus as an overly idealistic and occult figure, but I would argue no one ever figured out the game better than he. At least no one I know of yet. We need people like Cus to remind us that we must not quit!
