"Remember that General Pershing told me once that self-confidence is the greatest thing a man can have. Joe Louis is not a great boxer, but he thinks he is a great fighter so he is. Men are never beaten by anything but their own souls when the latter curl up.
"Before I went to Sicily [this letter was written in May 1944], I marked on my map the places I thought I would have battles, and I was 100 percent right. I just got through marking a map of Europe today. I hope I come out as well both in winning and picking – I am sure I will."
