The Man in the Arena 8 x12 Canvas Art

This famous passage from Theodore Roosevelt's 1910 speech at the Sorbonne in Paris was rapturously received. Nelson Mandela also gave a copy of this speech to Fran̤ois Pienaar, captain of the South African rugby team, before the start of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, in which the South African side eventually defeated the heavily favoured All Blacks. Today it lives on as a mantra for sportspersons, entrepreneurs and doers around the world. This framed canvas print is for those who believe in themselves.The Quote"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, 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, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the 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 cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."~ Theodore RooseveltWhy choose us?Archival grade canvasGiclee printing method - used by artists and galleriesProtective finish - the colours are guaranteed not to fade over 75 yearsHand-stretched and inspected to ensure the highest standards and attention to detailThe print is framed and ready to hang out of the boxEverything included, even the nail