Well, I guess humankind has somewhat of an obsession with superlatives. In the Olympics, almost all of the competitors make extraordinary performances - but only the top three are recognized. I guess I should be pleased that the Olympics at least gives three prizes for each event.
But it seems a shame to identify one person as absolute best, and almost disregard the one that came in a tenth of a second later.
Same with songs or musicians - there is lots of extraordinary music, and I want to celebrate all of it.
-Joe-