Coming out on top

Its the undeniable human desire for victory that has inspired me to write this specific blog.  It's the feeling in the pit of your stomach after a competition; you've won, and its because of your hard work and self-belief.  I love winning.  I love winning so much, It hurts.  Whether it be a sport, a video game, or an argument, there is not one outcome that could be better than coming out on top.


But when does it go too far?
When is winning----
---- just not worth it?


The year was 1994, three months after I was born, and the formula-one phenom Ayrton Senna was literally crushing the entire European Grand-Prix scene.  Numerous driving legends, including Michael Schumacher, Alan Prost, and Mika Häkkinen, all claimed Senna as the #1 driver of all time.  These men were the best of the best, and for them to name Senna as their superior was some pretty crazy shit.  For a Brazilian to come in and win over what the racing community considered as the purest racing pedigrees around (the Italians Fins and Frenchmen) was insane.


May 1, 1994, Senna stepped into his Williams F1 car... And never stepped out..


Senna died at Imola due to a loss of traction on an S-turn, resulting in a massive collision with the side-wall.  Senna was known for an undeniable lust for winning.  NO ONE, wanted it more than he did.  He was the epitome of a human's desire for victory.  Senna won, by having a divine belief in himself, an unsurmountable work ethic, and a ruthless demeanor on the track.


--But did he take it too far?--
--Did he want it too much?--


I think not.


Topgear, the British motoring show, filmed a tribute on the last anniversary of Senna's death.
Topgear Tribute


"You either commit yourself as a professional racing driver that is designed to win races, or you come second, or you come third, or you come fifth, and I'm not designed to come third fourth or fifth: I race to win, and if you no longer go for a gap that exists, you're no longer a racing driver"
-Ayrton Senna Da Silva