No one is beat till he quits, <br />No one is through till he stops, <br />No matter how hard Failure hits, <br />No matter how often he drops, <br />A fellow's not down till he lies <br />In the dust and refuses to rise <br /> <br />Fate can slam him and bang him around. <br />And batter his frame till he's sore, <br />But she never can say that he's downed <br />While he bobs up serenely for more. <br />A fellow's not dead till he dies, <br />Nor beat till no longer he tries.<br /><br />Edgar Albert Guest<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/defeat-39/
