Today I had to explain Seth’s concept of :

“being number one is underrated”

Lets take a look at the top sports earners

1. Tiger Woods - 127 Million
2. Phil Mickelson - 62 Million
3. LeBron James -  42 Million

I think that in areas where performance is measured on an individual level this holds true. Sure there are several other top atheletes in team sports and maybe that team concept dillutes earnings but you can’t say there isn’t an athlete who isn’t measured indivually and then compared on some level.

That being said, the rewards and benefits of being number one in an environment where measures are taken on an individual level far outweigh the benefits of being in second place.  If we look at the numbers above its almost double!