Wednesday, February 21, 2007
The Great Competitor- Grantland Rice
Beyond the winning and the goal
beyond the glory and the fame
He feels the flame within his soul
born of the spirit of the game.
And where the barriers may wait,
built up by the opposing Gods
He finds a thrill in bucking fate
and riding down the endless odds
Where others wither in the fire
or fall below some raw mishap
Where others lag behind
or break beneath the handicap
He finds a new and deeper thrill
to take him on the uphill spin
Because the test is greater still
and something he can revel in.
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