Be the winner!
“A racehorse that consistently runs just a second faster than another horse is worth millions of dollars more. Be willing to give that effort that separates the winner from the one in second place. ”
If you can be the winner, why settle for being in the second place? Being in the second place means that you have gone that far already and a little further would make you succeed being on the top place. One may say that he doesn’t really intend to get to the top and would be contented to be just behind it. But do you know what could have been the difference if it was you on the top? Just as the quote has indicated, there is a million worth of difference being on the top. So a little more effort to reach it would earn you a million, if not dollars, then a million worth of self-contentment maybe.
The whole point here is that, you have gone far to the top already for exerting so much effort and dedication on it, so why not make it to the fullest and be on the topmost of your goal.