IF

About this film

LibriVox volunteers bring you 28 recordings of IF by Rudyard Kipling. This was the Fortnightly Poetry project for July 29, 2018. Read in English by April6090; Angelique G. Campbell; Bruce Kachuk; Beth Thomas; Erin B. Lillis; Ellies; Newgatenovelist; Eva Staes; Fenman; Foon; Garth Burton; Greg Giordano; Graham Scott; Ian King; Kristin Gjerløw; Larry Wilson; Michael Fassio; Matthew M. Benzing; Mark Ernest; Michele Fry; Nedge; Nemo; Phil Chenevert; RajVO; Scotty Smith; Tomas Peter; tovarisch and William Jones. This poem is considered one of the most inspirational guidelines on how to live and act with integrity and develop a winning strategy throughout life, and the poem has garnered much attention in popular culture. The 4 stanzas each deal with different life situations and the best way to overcome the obstacles presented -- and these lines in particular, “If you can meet with triumph and disaster and treat those two impostors just the same.”, hang in the tennis player’s entrance at Centre Court Wimbledon in England. They are meant to inspire the players to maintain a good attitude-- win or lose. While Kipling wrote poetry, novels, and articles, he is most notably known for his coll…

Directors & creators

Rudyard Kipling

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks; literature' poetry; philosophy; life

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