Who really matters?

It is not the critic who counts, nor the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows great enthusiasms, great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.
- Theodore Roosevelt


Too many times we worry about the critic, that person who sees us fail at the worst of times, or points out our faults in our success. We need to stop wasting time thinking about what they think about us. We need to fight the fight our way. I would rather fail in a moment when I am fighting with every last effort I have, then to never even know the difference between victory and defeat. Just saw this quote thought I would share it.