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The Heart of the Pyramid
a personal greatness that cannot be diminished, dismissed, or de- 53
rided because of a final score or bottom line.
Competitive Greatness is not defined by victory nor denied by
defeat. It exists in the effort that precedes those two “impostors” as
well as their accomplices: fame, fortune, and power—measurements
of success I rejected long ago.
There is nothing tiresome or trite in the old adage, “When the
going gets tough, the tough get going.” I have tried hard to meet
that criterion and teach it to others throughout my life. At the exact
moment when the going gets tough, the thrill of competition gets
going for a leader who has acquired Competitive Greatness.
I believe this is one of the most crucial concepts you can convey
to those within the organization, namely, a love for the hard bat-