Patton's wife, Beatrice, found her husband kneeling in prayer before a polo match. Afterward she asked what he'd been praying for. 'For help in the game,' he replied. 'Were you praying for a win?' she inquired. 'Hell no,' he said. 'I was praying to do my best.'
I think that the steadiest victory in sports is victory over ourselves. When we conquer our inattention, our fatigue, and our anger, and seize fully the opportunity to exert our very best, then even the hardest loss on the scoreboard pales against the ultimate satisfaction of the hour well spent.
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