"To drive fearlessly to win…"

craig lock

April 2

"To drive fearlessly to win…"

"To drive fearlessly to win is to win another race – the race against fear –
(trophies themselves are but symbols to delight old age);
To challenge your fellow man in peaceful pursuit
Of courage is the epitome of courage;
To lose the race with grace is the embodiment of grace itself.
To triumph is to achieve glory
But glory is empty without the overthrow of fear, the acquisition
Of courage, of grace –
For the possession of these is the true glory.
Good breeding is displayed in the ability to lose well
And is primarily engendered by respect:
Respect is created by the acknowledgement not of the other man's shortcomings or faults
But essentially the acknowledgement of his virtues –
For without virtue What is man – be he on the track challenging the fates,Or on a bed of sleep?"