Episode description

"If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster

And treat those two impostors just the same"

This quote appears above the door leading to Wimbledon's Centre Court and it is a challenge to all players who step on to that most famous court. In this episode, Josh and Brian discuss the excerpt from Rudyard Kipling's poem 'If-' and relate it to the difficulties players encounter during a tennis match. Additionally, they relate this quote to one from Theodore Roosevelt's 'The Man in the Arena' speech. Both quotes provide important viewpoints and perspectives to consider while watching and playing tennis.

Text of 'If-': https://poets.org/poem/if

Text of 'The Man in the Arena' speech: https://www.theodorerooseveltcenter.org/Learn-About-TR/TR-Encyclopedia/Culture-and-Society/Man-in-the-Arena.aspx

Blog post explaining Triumph and Disaster: https://performancextra.com/stoicism-in-sport/triumph-and-disaster-treat-those-two-imposters-the-same/