For when the One Great Scorer comes
To mark against your name,
He writes - not that you won or lost -
But how you played the game.
Source: Alumnus Football, recalled on his death 13 Jul 1954.
-- Grantland Rice, (Nov 1 1880-1954), US sports columnist, author; He was for many years one of the leading sports authorities; wrote for the NY Herald Tribune, 1914-30 and Colliers, 1925-37.