All of the sweat that dripped from body, all the groans and aches and pains have lead to this. All the practice, all the time, and all the defeats that have been endured have lead to this.
Day in and out I try to be better. I try to do one more than the next guy and if finally lead to this. Quitting is not an option now. Mediocrity is not an option. Perfection of excellence is the only option.
I will be victorious.
My motivation is simple, do not ever let yourself down.
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For whatever it's worth, after reading the first sentence I was picturing the moments just following childbirth.
I think I can see how you had to tweak on that sentence to fit the word limit, but I like how it worked out - unsymmetrical.