I think it has a lot to do with ego.

With his ego, there's no one and nothing he wouldn't take on if you paid him.

Moreover, he has played it with a large heart and a small ego.

He knows how to get guys with big egos to work together for the greater good.

And someone with an ego like his would believe he could beat the odds after all.

Must have been pure hell for a guy with an ego the size of Texas.

"There are too many people who walk around in any environment with big egos," he said.

We don't need people with huge egos to rule the world.

The kind of executive with a big desk and an ego to match.