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What does it mean?
Winning requires persistence and courage until the very end.
In plain terms
Keep fighting to win.
What can you take from it?
Persist to the end to succeed.

Where it applies

  • competitive sports
  • business negotiation
  • personal challenges

Putting it to work

  • push through fatigue
  • set deadlines
  • stay focused

Questions to consider

  • Are you ready to finish?
  • What stops you?

Another view

Sometimes stopping early is the safer or wiser choice.

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