I am sick and tired or these people saying they are giving 110%. Hell, I even heard a person who said, and I will quote, “I was in the military and I am used to giving 125%”.
I have only one thing to say to him. That word is “BULLSHIT!”
There is nothing beyond 100%. End of story. If you think you are giving 110% or 125%, you do not have a clue as to what 100% is and you have never given your all.
There have been times when I gave my all. Times when, at the conclusion, there was nothing more to give: physically, mentally, or often both. Repeat, I gave my all. That was truly 100%. Not 110%. Not 125%. 100%.
There is nothing beyond 100%. That old saw of 110% was created to incent underachievers to up their game. To quit keeping something in reserve and give closer to their all. The 110% was really a call to get these people to strive towards 100%; probably with the hopes of 90-95%.
i contend that anyone who has given 110%0 (or 125%) doesn’t have a f**king clue what 100% and would probably die if they actually got near it.
