I'm not one to celebrate 18th place finishes but this is a phenomenal result for Ryder Hejsdal at the Tour de France. Just finishing any of the Grand Tours (France, Italy and Spain) is an accomplishment but to be in the top 20 is incredible.
It got me thinking. We tend to glorify the winners, which is fine since you know, they won, but we under value a person who cracks the top 10. Part of the reason is because we've arbitrarily determined "top three" is good enough to win a medal. This conditions us to focus on the top three though most I reckon still only care about who wins "gold."
Nonetheless, I'm just stating that some of these accomplishments are great enough to be celebrated no matter where one finishes.
Nor am I advocating we merely "participate." You have to strive for excellence, and where you did, you can't be ashamed of the result.
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