Afán de superación

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I saw this evening The black Swan and it´s amazing how the leading actress tryes to superarse herself. The afán de superación is incredible.
How do I say in English Afán de superación and superarse a sí misma?

[Perikles]

Originally Posted by ROBINDESBOIS

I saw this evening The black Swan and it´s amazing how the leading actress tryes to superarse herself. The afán de superación is incredible.
How do I say in English Afán de superación and superarse a sí misma?

GDO:

afán masculino A 1 (anhelo) eagerness; su afán de aventuras his thirst for adventure; su afán de superación her eagerness to better herself; afán de + inf: su afán de agradar their eagerness o anxiousness o keenness to please; tiene afán de aprender she's keen to learn; afán por + inf: su afán por alcanzar la fama his desire to become famous; ver tblucro

But I don't think that this applies here, because it suggests there is room for improvement. Perhaps

her eagerness to outdo herself.
her eagerness to surpass herself

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Her eagerness to overcome herself?

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

I would like to see what native speakers say, but I've seen "overcome" only used when talking about something or someone that is not me.

"...to excel herself" maybe?

[ROBINDESBOIS]

I saw it in a pro translation. But it sounds bizarre to me.

[Rusty]

It's not correct. Use what Perikles suggested.

[wrholt]

I'm with Rusty: we don't use either "excel" or "overcome" reflexively. Perikles suggestions are perfect.

[AngelicaDeAlquezar]

Thank you!

[ROBINDESBOIS]

Thanks !