We are all different in terms of strength, ability and capacity
Indeed, I do believe to a large extent that i do not have anyone on the same level as me. Mostly because we are all uniquely different and even though all factors may seem the same for us, it mostly isn't.
We all have different lives and different experience, therefore we all cannot operate on the same level. So to me it doesn't matter who is ahead, we don't have the same goals.