Look in to that determined glance. A being, determined to survive and do anything to survive. 

Lion is not trying to be a lion, the majestic king of nature, the ultimate predator it is. It simply is. It is his nature, and there is no other way that he can be.

To be a warrior.

There are no choices - to be the strongest predator, or not. He is, or he is not a lion. Or he is not alive. The only struggle that forces you to become something better - the struggle to survive.