"I have not yet begun to fight!" | What Did John Paul Jones Have in Common with Today's Elite Sales Pros?In Portsmouth, NH, this weekend, taking a mini-break from work, we came across the "John Paul Jones House" on Middle St., where the famous Revolutionary Naval War hero lived between 1777 and 1782.
John Paul Jones is most famous for NOT giving up, even as his own ship, the U.S.S. Bonhomme Richard, sank around him.
As the legend goes, after conducting sea raids on the coast of Britain, he took command in 1779
of a rebuilt French merchant ship, renamed the U.S.S.Bonhomme Richard to
honor Benjamin Franklin. On September 23, 1779, Jones engaged the British
frigate Serapis in the North Sea, daringly sailing in close, lashing his
vessel to the British ship, and fighting the battle at point-blank range. During
the fight, 2 of his cannon burst, and the British Captain asked Jones if he was
ready to surrender. Replied Jones: "Sir, I have not yet begun to fight!"
02/13/2010 18:42
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