I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into the sole end of any one's existence. I don't want you to sacrifice standing well in your studies to any over-athleticism; and I need not tell you that character counts for a great deal more than either intellect or body in winning success in life. Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master.

Famous Quotes / Theodore Roosevelt

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Theodore Roosevelt: "I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into the sole end of any one's existence. I don't want you to sacrifice standing well in your studies to any over-athleticism; and I need not tell you that character counts for a great deal more than either intellect or body in winning success in life. Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master."

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Athletic	Believe	Body	Character
Counts	Deal	Degenerate	Delighted
Either	Existence	Football	Good
Great	Intellect	Into	Life
Manly	Master	Mighty	Need
Ones	Other	Overathleticism	Play
Proficiency	Rough	Sacrifice	Servant
Servants	Sole	Sports	Standing
Studies	Success	Tell	Them
Want	Winning	Your

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I am delighted to have you play football. I believe in rough, manly sports. But I do not believe in them if they degenerate into the sole end of any one's existence. I don't want you to sacrifice standing well in your studies to any over-athleticism; and I need not tell you that character counts for a great deal more than either intellect or body in winning success in life. Athletic proficiency is a mighty good servant, and like so many other good servants, a mighty bad master. - Theodore Roosevelt