Theodore Roosevelt and the man in the arena

Theodore Roosevelt was as mean as a bear, as tough as a bull-moose and widely admired by legends the likes of Ernest Hemingway.

While Teddy is most known for being the 26th president of the United States, he was also a prolific writer that wrote something like 47 books on topics ranging from naval warfare to hunting big game to navigating the rough and tumble world of politics.

Teddy’s coveted speech, The man in the arena is hands down one of the most powerful pieces of prose I’ve ever read.

During my adolescent years whilst pursuing dreams of one day becoming a collegiate athlete, I had the S.O.B. taped to my bathroom mirror where I’d see it every morning and every night while taking a brush to my teeth.

I imagine when Teddy first gave the speech in 1910, he didn’t have the slightest clue it’d be inspiring young Americans a century later.

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