How do you not get discouraged when someone is better then you at something and they aren’t even giving 100% either.

I look at as an opportunity for growth. Maybe I can learn something from them. Maybe I can find a better way. Maybe it's a sign that I should try growing in a different direction (my football career was a lot like that). If nothing else, I can simply stand in awe of the fact that someone is soooo frickin' good at whatever they are good at, seemingly without even trying.

It's the comparison thing that gets me in trouble. There are always people better (and worse) than I am at pretty much everything and focusing on that makes me discouraged (or lazy).