Quote

It's very hard to get to the top. It's hardest to stay at the top.

Getting to the top is not so easy; staying there is more difficult.

It's always tough to stay at the top for so long.

Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.

I know what it takes to get to the top.

Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.

I've just gone through so much in my life that pulling my top up just doesn't seem like that big a deal.

It's easier to get to the top when you're shooting for the top.

If you want to reach the top, don't run over others. Likely, the only way you'll reach the top is to be carried there by others.

It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.