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"For when the One Great Scorer comes To write against your name, He marks-not that you won or lost- But how you played the Game."

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About Grantland Rice

Grantland Rice was an American sportswriter, columnist, and poet. He was one of the most influential voices in early 20th-century American sports journalism. He is widely known for memorable phrases such as the line about how one played the game mattering more than winning or losing.

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