El primero (the man in the arena) es el texto que Mandela le entrega a Francois Piennar antes de la copa mundial de rugby. Tras hacer un poco de investigación descubrí que Mandela entrega este texto (y no el poema Invictus como se menciona en la película) a Francois para inspirarlo.
El segundo texto es simplemente el final de un discurso que me gusta.
The Man in the Arena
Theodore RooseveltIt 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 them 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, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in 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 fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.
Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat
Wiston ChurchillI would say to the House, as I said to those who have joined this government: «I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.»
We have before us an ordeal of the most grievous kind. We have before us many, many long months of struggle and of suffering. You ask, what is our policy?
I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
You ask, what is our aim? I can answer in one word: It is victory; victory at all costs; victory in spite of all terror; victory, however long and hard the road may be. For without victory, there is no survival.
Surrealista Racional 