TEXTO:
The Victor
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’s almost a cinch you won’t.
[5] If you think you’ll lose, you’re lost.
For out in the world we find
Success begins with a fellow’s will.
It’s all in the state of mind.
If you think you are out classed, you are.
[10] You’ve got to think high to rise.
You’ve got to be sure of your-self before
You can ever win the prize.
Life’s battles don’t always go
To the stronger or faster man.
[15] But sooner or later, the man who wins
Is the man who thinks he can.
LONGENECKER, C. W. The Victor. Disponível em: . Acesso em: 2 dez. 2010.
“a cinch” (l. 4): certo.
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