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When you have won everything in your career, whats left? Why go on?
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"When you have won everything in your career, what's left? Why go on?"

- Hermann Maier

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In this quote, Hermann Maier, a former Austrian World Cup alpine ski racer, reflects on the concept of attaining ultimate success in one's profession. He positions the concern of what is delegated pursue once one has actually accomplished everything they set out to accomplish. Maier recommends that this can lead to a sense of purposelessness and an absence of motivation to continue on. As somebody who has reached the peak of his sport, Maier understands the vacuum that can feature achieving all of one's objectives. This quote highlights the value of setting new objectives and finding new sources of inspiration in order to continue growing and developing as an individual, even after accomplishing great success.

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Austria Flag This quote is written / told by Hermann Maier somewhere between December 7, 1972 and today. He/she was a famous Athlete from Austria. The author also have 28 other quotes.

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