Getting to the top is one thing, but staying there is quite another. That's the difficult bit.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Getting to the top isn't bad, and it's probably best done as an afterthought.
It's always tough to stay at the top for so long.
If you want to get to the top, there's always the risk that it will isolate you from other people.
Sometimes you gotta leave when you're on top.
It's hard to always be on top. You go down, you go up.
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.
I know what it takes to get to the top.
It's easier to get to the top when you're shooting for the top.
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.