[voiceover] Surgeons aren't complacent people. We don't put our feet up. We don't sit still. Whatever the game is, we like to win. And once we win, we get a new game. We push ourselves; residents, attendings. It doesn't matter how much we achieve. If you're a climber there's always another mountain.
“Push” · Season 6, Episode 17
In this episode: Meredith Grey (4), Lexie Grey (2), Cristina Yang (1), Callie Torres (1), Mark Sloan (1)
Find a grown up who wants what you want, and date, like a grown up.
I don't know what that means.
Mark's trying to kill Alex.
What?
Well, I think I mentioned sleeping with Alex was a bad idea.
No, it's not a bad idea. It's happy and easy. You know much mental energy Mark took up? You know, I am telling you, ending it is the best thing that could have happened to me. And for him! Do you know how much happier he'd be if he could just move on?
Looked to me like he was trying to pick up Teddy.
Sure, he'll sleep with her. He slept with Addison. He'll screw anything that moves, but what, I'm supposed to check into a convent? Why is he hanging on like this?
[sarcastic] You're just that good, Little Grey. There's no getting over you.
Oh! [walks off, Cristina laughs]
You clear the room every time. You clear the room.
Mark's moving on. Like really.
Okay, well, that's good, isn't it? Isn't that what you wanted?
[starts crying] No, uh, that's great. That's... perfect. It's perfect.
[voiceover] They take pictures of mountain climbers at the top of a mountain. They're smiling, ecstatic, triumphant. They don't take pictures along the way cos who wants to remember the rest of it. We push ourselves because we have to, not because we like it. The relentless climb, the pain and anguish of taking it to the next level. Nobody takes pictures of that. Nobody wants to remember. We just wanna remember the view from the top. The breathtaking moment at the edge of the world. That's what keeps us climbing. And it's worth the pain. That's the crazy part. It's worth anything.
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