. . "1. Motivation (Psychology) 2. Bush, George, 1924- 3. Perfectionism(Personality trait) 4. Success--Psychological aspects. I. Title." . . "Achievement." . . "The X Factor: A Quest For Excellence" . . . . "The X factor : a quest for excellence"@en . "The X factor : a quest for excellence" . . . . . . . . . . "The X factor"@en . . "The X factor" . . . "George Plimpton is embarrassed. The noted amateur of odd sporting experience has lost one horseshoe match to George Bush, a match that was as much a test of wills as of skills. Now Bush has invited him back for a rematch. How to avoid humiliation the second time? What is that quality - we'll call it the X Factor - that all winners, from famous athletes to successful CEOs, seem to possess? Plimpton sets out to find it."@en . . . . . . . .