If you think you are beaten, you are: If you think you dare not, you won't If you like to win, but don't think you can't It's almost certain you won't.
If you think you'll lose, you've lost; For out in the world you'll find Success begins with a fellow's will; It's all in a state of mind. ...All in a state of mind.
Chorus: Think big and your deeds will grow, Think small and you'll fall behind; Think that you CAN and you WILL; It's all in a state of mind.
For many a game is lost, Ere even a step is run, And many a coward fails Ere even his works begun.
If you think you are out-classed, you are; You've got to think high to rise; You've got to be sure of yourself before You can ever win a prize.
Chorus x2
Life's battles don't always go To the strong or fastest man, But sooner or later, the man who wins Is the fellow who thinks he can. The fellow who thinks that he can. 'Cause he can, 'cause he knows!