"To Excel"

To excel is to continually perform
Not for a moment or moments
Not for a day or days
But to perform day after day
Month after month after month
And to make that uncommon performance
Look commonplace.

To excel is to take the inner drive
Of competition and not only embrace it,
But master it.

It is no wonder then, that when one
Truly excels, one is known for excellence.
It cannot be taught, or legislated, or
Willed into existence
It must come from the very depths of an
Individual's desire
To be the best."

          -Anonymous