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Teddy Roosevelt: “You can do nothing without the proper training, but the training will not do very much if there is not the right stuff…”

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You can do nothing without the proper training, but the training will not do very much if there is not the right stuff in you to train.
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Teddy Roosevelt
Republican · New York

Editor's note · Context

He highlights the necessity of proper training and inherent qualities for effective performance.

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