In 2006, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts for work that, as his citation said, "seized the attention of our nation while displaying the dignity and determination of his subjects".
Each time, though, Whyte has come back from disappointments, displaying the kind of determination he has needed throughout the long months of his protracted Ibrox takeover.
He displayed the same determination at his own election night rally.
It "displayed the cutthroat determination of the governor and D.G.S. to get this deal done before Jan . 3.
But the Giants, who had not overcome a deficit of more than 3 points all season, displayed the gritty determination in rallying that Barber had requested.
But according to The Times of London, what unfolded was a mostly composed performance by Ipswich: "The Suffolk club not only displayed the greater determination, but apparently also had the greater self-belief, knocking the ball around confidently from the start".
Despite the immensity of his twin subjects, Flannery does not amass the biblical levels of detail that Richard Fortey presented in The Earth: An Intimate History, or display the encyclopaedic determination that Richard Dawkins brought to his genealogical survey of life on Earth, The Ancestor's Tale.
Certificates can also be downloaded to reward children for displaying the Olympic values of courage, determination, equality, friendship, excellence, inspiration and respect.
He's been nothing short of appalling today, but in the last couple of holes has displayed the grit and determination that won him the US Open in 2010.
