"It is not the critic who counts: not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself for a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat."
Theodore Roosevelt "Citizenship in a Republic," Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910
I love the "doer of deeds" spirit this girl has. It should inspire all of us.
Keep posting to yourself, at least then you know somebody’s listening.
History has thoroughly cheated the spineless do-nothings of their rightful legacy.
Good post. I agree. The hatred expressed here for Abby and her wonderful accomplishment are so sad for me to witness. I had thought most Freepers were free of such bitter pettiness and envy. You said it all when you said “she sailed around the Horn.” This, in and of itself, sets her above almost all of the world sailors, certainly braver than I, and shows a remarkable level of competence in one so young.