And when he finally reached the summit, it was not long before Button felt he needed to move on to pastures new.
He produced a very exciting innings, full of character and there was a great celebration when he reached his century - it showed exactly how much it meant to him.
When he reached the end of the chain, it jerked and he dropped as if shot.
When he reached the other side, he backed over it again and then swung out of the cab to inspect the newly paved patch of highway.
When the bill reached his desk on Monday, he vetoed it in twenty minutes and sent it back to Congress.
It reached its apex on September 15 when he led the Fighting Irish to a 20-3 thrashing of Michigan State.
Ian Poulter looked set to make it a three-way tie at the top when he reached 16 under with four holes to play, the same four both Hansen and Montgomerie had each played in four under.
He claimed there could come a point, not yet reached, when it would amount to an abuse of power.
He stopped when we reached a group of men standing in the middle of the road, blocking it.
"It is clear to all concerned that when it comes to nuclear weapons, we have reached a decisive point, " he said.
He asked people to judge the two-day conference when it was completed, and an agreement hopefully reached.
But he said he believed it was "a matter of pride that Coleraine has reached the stage in its civic evolution when it can with credibility be considered as a potential city".
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