In another program, one of the competitors said she would have to give 110% to win. She means she will give everything she has plus, somehow, even more. Makes sense. After all, how many people enter a competition to give 85% of their best effort?
Of course these are just phrases that imply we will do our best to win or achieve our goal. But could they also indicate that something less than perfection is never acceptable? Perhaps when we do our very best, we don't win. Does that mean we are lesser human beings? Does that mean our efforts are worthless?
I just watched another competition in which the loser smiled through his tears saying how much he had grown in his art as a direct result of his efforts to win. I have no doubt he tried his best and gave 110% and brought his A game. I'm sure he will go on to do very well in his chosen field - much like some other losers who gave it all they had at the time - Jennifer Hudson or One Dimension or Backstreet Boys or Miranda Lambert.
