What were the traits of a true winner that winner that Mr. Weiherer noticed in Ebright

Mr. Weiherer noticed that Ebright was sincere and willing to put in more effort. He also said that apart from the researches done, Ebright worked couple of extra hours at night. He also noticed that Ebright was competitive in the positive sense. He added the Ebright wanted to win, not to achieve prizes, but to bring out the best.