State of Mind

I got this from my friend, Caroline's blog. I thought it was a great motivational poem that we all could use to read...I don't know who the author is or else I would certainly give him/her credit.

If you think you are beaten, your are
If you think you dare not, you won't,
If you like to win, but don't think you can't
It's almost a cinch you won't

If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out in the world you find,
Success begins with a fellow's will
It's all in a state of mind

For many a game is lost
Ere even a play is run,
And 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 a state of mind

If you think you are out-classed, 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 battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man
But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the fellow who thinks he can