He is, he says, in constant search of excellence.
This constant striving for excellence – present in great individuals such as Sir Ben Ainslie, Sir Steve Redgrave, Andy Murray, Kath Grainger and Jessica Ennis-hasl – has become contagious since Athens in 2004.
It's that constant striving for excellence, the hunger to do more".
It's a constant pursuit of maximal excellence.
Among gem artists, he is admired for his pushing of the artistic boundaries, his constant experimentation and his technical excellence.
This individual should be someone who takes initiative without being prompted, is reliable, persevering, and results-oriented, and is someone who provides whatever is missing for excellence on a constant basis.
Finding a balance between constant strategic agility and dependable operational excellence is tough for many organizations.
One of our clients once told me, 'I don't believe in perfection but if you focus on constant improvement, then you may attain excellence.' I agree and encourage my team to embrace the same attitude.
Stephen Jay Gould predicted this, and I don't believe he'd ever met Commissioner Bettman: that the spread of excellence narrows over time through constant competition.
And as Lehrer argues, constant creativity prevents us from distinguishing mediocrity from excellence.
