“Geloof in je eigen kunnen” of “The Man Who Thinks He Can”
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“The Man Who Thinks He Can”
If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't.
If you like to win, but think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you're lost,
For out in the world we find,
Succes begins with a fellow's willpower,
It's all a state of mind.
If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.
Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But sooner or later the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!
“The Man Who Thinks He Can” by Walter D. Wintle. The poem can be found in Poems That Live Forever, compiled by Hazel Felleman, © 1965 by Doubleday.