最近看光速蒙面俠21，對於其熱血與激勵的精神感到非常非常感
動。
我非常喜歡其中的一話，主角所待的泥門球隊，在初賽即慘敗給
王城，主角小瀨那事後在雨中意識到，如果更努力就好了，於是
拼命在雨中加緊練習。
這時作者很有技巧地舉出一封信，就是本文要討論的信件，當初
也是給天使莫名的感動。
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其中所闡述的每個人都一定會有失敗挫折，但強者會立刻爬起，
普通的人站起來會慢點..而敗者則會一直躺在地上。簡單的幾句
話，卻如此地激勵溫暖著人心。
尤其當面臨人生旅程上的失敗和痛苦時，這幾句話告訴你，可別
一直躺著，否則就是真正的敗者！讓人不得不趕緊拍拍灰塵，立
刻勇敢地爬起。
最近剛好也遇到一些考驗，腦中立刻浮現起這幾句話。一時熱血
沸騰，也興起去把這幾句話原文找出來的求知欲望。不過結果卻
讓館主感到些許震撼。
那就是：「這幾句話很有可能是作者、或是日本美式足球雜誌改
編出來的！」
怎麼說呢？我們首先看看這位偉大的美式足球選手的介紹網頁，
裡面似乎毫無提到該篇信件。接著我們用幾組關鍵字到網路上去
找，也是找不太到他的原文出處。
照理說這種經典名言應該隨便找都有一脫拉庫，可是找到的疑似
原文資料，卻都跟「光速蒙面俠21」有莫大關連（這是一種找原
始出處的方法，我們必須先排除這個關係免得有機生蛋蛋生雞問
題。）
目前找到最有可能接近原文的內容如下：
you should all ask yourself what do you feel when you are defeated.
are you blaming others, feeling depressed, or are you feel with passion, ready to take the challenge again.
all those of you who has played on the field will have tasted defeat,
there's no player who has not lost before,
however the best players, as a tribute to all their efforts, will give everything they've got to stand up again,
the ordinary players will take them a while to get back on their feet,
while the losers will remain flat on the field.
do not be ashamed about being defeated.
to be defeated and to not stand up is what you should be ashamed of.
-University of Texas Longhorn Head coach, Darrell Royal-
這段是否是所謂「原文」，館主仍抱著一些懷疑..若這是原文的
話，我們可以簡單解釋作者或後藤完夫是把原文信件與林肯的故
事融合再一起形成一篇新的文章。
目前考據暫時到此，網路資料能查有限，改天可能要真的去翻閱
美式足球雜誌查詢了。無論如何，這仍不減漫畫中，原文文字帶
給我們的感動！
最後讓我們再次欣賞漫畫中這些話語的描述！
這是一封在１９６０年代，由當時在德州大學任職
的著名美式足球教練達雷爾‧羅伊亞爾寫給暑假時
期回家渡假的選手們的一封信。信中提及了鬥爭心
與對美式足球的熱情，是一封充滿對大學美式足球
真正情感的著名文章。
＊新美式足球專科 後藤完夫著 節錄自達陣雜誌
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「親愛的選手諸位：
被打敗並不是一件可恥的事情。被打敗之後卻不再
次站起來才是最可恥的事情。
我要跟各位介紹一位雖然在人生中經歷許多失敗，
但是卻一直有著再次站起來之勇氣的偉大男人的人
生經歷。
1832年 失業
1832年 競選州議員落選
1833年 經營之事業倒閉
1834年 當選州議員
1835年 未婚妻逝世
1836年 罹患腦神經衰弱症
1838年 競選州議會議長落選
1845年 在下議院議員指名投票中落敗
1846年 當選下議院議員
1848年 競選下議院議員連任失利
1849年 自薦為州土地局長一職，但遭到拒絕
1854年 競選上議院議員落選
1856年 在副總統指名投票中落敗
1858年 競選上議院議員再度落敗
1860年，亞伯拉罕‧林肯便當選了美國總統。諸位
也以三軍成員的身分開始參加球季，並且有可能會
被降格至六軍。也有可能會以一軍成員的身分參加
球季，卻被降格為四軍。諸位經常該捫心自問的是
在自己被打敗之後，自己到底想做什麼。是只要怨
天尤人、感到喪志，還是要燃起鬥志，再次接受挑
戰。今年秋季，在球場上打球的每一個人，一定都
會嚐到屈辱的滋味。這世上不可能會存在著沒有被
打敗過的選手。但是一流的選手會盡全力讓自己再
次站起來，普通的選手再次站起來的速度會比較慢
。而敗將則是會一直躺在球場上。
達雷爾‧羅伊亞爾」
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光速蒙面俠21美國版原文：
My Dear Longhorn:
Do not be ashamed about being defeated.
To be defeated and to not stand up is what you should be ashamed of.
I'm Gonna tell you about the life of one great man who's suffered many failures,
but always had the courage to stand up over and over again:
1832 Unemployed
1832 Defeated in his bid as state legislator
1833 His business failed
1834 Elected as state legislator
1835 His fiancee passed away
1836 Suffer a nervous breakdown
1838 Defeated in his bid as chair of state legislation
1845 Defeated in House Representative candidate nomination
1846 Elected as House Representative
1848 Defeated in his bidding for a second term in the house
1849 Sought a job in the state office of estates, but was refused
1854 Lost his bid for a seat in the Senate
1856 Defeated in Vice President candidate nomination
1858 Once against defeated in Senate elections.
In 1860, Abraham Lincoln was finally elected as the President of the United States.
You all would've started this season as third rank players, and you might be degraded to sixth rank.
Or you might have started first rank and was demoted to fourth rank. You should all ask yourself how do you feel when you are defeated.
Are you blaming others, feeling depressed, or are you filled with passion, ready to take the challenge again.
This fall, every single of you playing on the field will taste defeat.
There's no player in this world who has not lost before. However, the best player will give everything they've got to stand up again.
Ordinary player take a while to got back on their feet. While losers will remain flat on the field.
Darrell Royal
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