{"id":1973,"date":"2009-02-28T22:38:25","date_gmt":"2009-03-01T04:38:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artofmanliness.com\/?p=1973"},"modified":"2021-06-03T10:12:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:12:08","slug":"manvotional-the-man-in-the-arena-by-theodore-roosevelt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/character\/manly-lessons\/manvotional-the-man-in-the-arena-by-theodore-roosevelt\/","title":{"rendered":"Manvotional: The Man in the Arena by Theodore Roosevelt"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"nonwhite aligncenter wp-image-1974\" title=\"theodore roosevelt pointing\" src=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/\/2009\/02\/manintheareana.jpg\" alt=\"Theodore Roosevelt pointing and giving speech in public.\" width=\"461\" height=\"492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2009\/02\/manintheareana.jpg 500w, https:\/\/content.artofmanliness.com\/uploads\/2009\/02\/manintheareana-320x342.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>TR&#8217;s life shows us that hard work, tenacity, and a desire to do the right thing can get you far in life. 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