Sir Edmund Hillary was the first man to climb Mt. Everest.
What many do not know is that Sir Hillary did not make it to the top of Everest the first time. He tried it many times and encountered many problems even to the extent of losing half his climbing party.
Nonetheless, the British Parliament decided to honor him with an award. When he entered the chamber to a standing ovation, Sir Hillary saw a large picture of Everest set-up in his honor.
He calmly walked to the picture, shook his fist at it and said,
"You won, this time. But you are as big as you are ever going to get. And I'm still growing."
More often than not, we hear success stories but we always assumed they succeed the very first time.
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