My ambition was to become the ...

My ambition was to become the best climber and I never did. I think that goal was a wrong goal. A better one is to put more emphasis on enjoyment and on getting a rounded experience and on things like friendship, rather than on sheer achievement.
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 Royal Robbins

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Our ascent, of course, does not end the possibility for new accomplishments on El Capitan. The day will probably come when this climb will be done in five days, perhaps less; and a younger generation will make a new route on the west face.
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 Royal Robbins
Before the deed comes the thought. Before the achievement comes the dream. Every mountain we climb, we first climb in our mind.
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 Royal Robbins