You have brains in your head.<br />You have feet in your shoes.<br />You can steer yourself <br />any direction you choose.<br />You're on your own. And you know what you know.<br />And YOU are the guy who'll decide where to go...<br /><br />Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done!<br />There are points to be scored. There are games to be won.<br />And the magical things you can do with that ball<br />will make you the winning-est winner of all.<br />Fame! You'll be as famous as famous can be,<br />with the whole wide world watching you win on TV.<br /><br />Except when they don't<br />Because, sometimes they won't.<br /><br />I'm afraid that some times<br />you'll play lonely games too.<br />Games you can't win<br />'cause you'll play against you.<br /><br />All Alone!<br />Whether you like it or not,<br />Alone will be something<br />you'll be quite a lot.<br /><br />And when you're alone, there's a very good chance<br />you'll meet things that scare you right out of your pants.<br />There are some, down the road between hither and yon,<br />that can scare you so much you won't want to go on...<br /><br />You'll get mixed up, of course,<br />as you already know.<br />You'll get mixed up <br />with many strange birds as you go.<br />So be sure when you step.<br />Step with care and great tact<br />and remember that Life's <br />a Great Balancing Act.<br />Just never foget to be dexterous and deft.<br />And never mix up your right foot with your left.<br /><br />And will you succeed?<br />Yes! You will, indeed!<br />(98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed.)<br /><br />KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!<br /><br />So...<br />be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray<br />or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O'Shea,<br />You're off the Great Places!<br />Today is your day!<br />Your mountain is waiting.<br />So...get on your way!