David Brooks Quote
Evan Thomas writes that Ike told his grandson, David, that that smile came not from some sunny feel-good philosophy but from getting knocked down by a boxing coach at West Point. ‘If you can’t smile when you get up from a knockdown,’ the coach said, ‘you’re never going to lick an opponent.’ 16 He thought it was necessary to project easy confidence in order to lead the army and win the war:
David Brooks
Evan Thomas writes that Ike told his grandson, David, that that smile came not from some sunny feel-good philosophy but from getting knocked down by a boxing coach at West Point. ‘If you can’t smile when you get up from a knockdown,’ the coach said, ‘you’re never going to lick an opponent.’ 16 He thought it was necessary to project easy confidence in order to lead the army and win the war:
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