I wish to see Harvard win a reasonable proportion of the contests in which it enters, and I should be heartily ashamed of every Harvard athlete who did not spend every ounce there was in him in the effort to win, provided only he does it in honorable and manly fashion.
Roosevelt expresses his desire for Harvard athletes to compete honorably and give their best effort.
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