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Hercules

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Just want to say great job on the prayer today, guys. Today was my first time participating. Is it true we are 10-0 when we execute it right and 0-2 when we don't? If so, suffice it to say that we ought to be damn sure we get it right next Saturday, too. We will need quite a bit of luck on our side to balance out what will almost certainly be some extra "tight" officiating next week.

 

On that note, is the last line, "THE TEAM THAT CAN'T BE BEAT, WON'T BE BEAT!" or "'TIL WE CAN'T BE BEAT, WON'T BE BEAT!"?

 

The sticky says the former but the YouTube video says the latter. Frankly, the latter makes more sense to me.

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Ok guys, check this out.

 

Prayer of a Sportsman

 

Dear Lord, in the battle that goes on through life

I ask but a field that is fair,

A chance that is equal with all in the strife,

A courage to strive and to dare;

 

And if should win, let it be by the code

With my faith and my honor held high;

And if I should lose, let me stand by the road,

And cheer as the winners go by.

 

And Lord, may my shouts be ungrudging and clear,

A tribute that comes from the heart,

And let me not cherish a snarl or a sneer

Or play any sniveling part;

 

Let me say, "There they ride, on whom laurel's bestowed

Since they played the game better than I."

Let me stand with a smile by the side of the road,

And cheer as the winners go by.

 

So grant me to conquer, if conquer I can,

By proving my worth in the fray,

But teach me to lose like a regular man,

And not like a craven, I pray;

 

Let me take off my hat to the warriors who strode

To victory splendid and high,

Yea, teach me to stand by the side of the road

And cheer as the winners go by.

 

-Berton Braley

 

The original poem.

 

Rather than comment on what is the right word in the 3rd line, we should concentrate on the meaning of the prayer. Take it into consideration when we react after a loss. This meaning has been missed by many of us over the last decade or so. Now I'm not saying that we can't complain amongst ourselves. We cannot control if we get a a chance that is fair, but remember that regardless of the outcome or the circumstances, "lose like a regular man and not like a craven."

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