Monday, February 18, 2002

“Sometimes it's good to remind ourselves that these are not, after all, super men and women. They are human beings of remarkable skills and strength but frailer than most emotionally - because of their huge commitment of ego and ambition, and because the competition at their level of performance is so relentless.”

Comment: Also applicable to people in the uppermost reaches of corporate management

Source: Jim Klobuchar, 'Swiss Air': The ski jumper who astonished himself, Christian Science Monitor, 15 Feb 2002, http://www.csmonitor.com/2002/0215/p01s02-ussc.html