There could be a physical impairment, causing the person to not finish. Or, as with the Road Runner, a vindictive wolf may be waiting at every corner aiming at ruining the effort. A myriad of results comes out of a competition. How one copes with the result is what makes any competitor a winner. For example, initially one may feel a natural emotion like shame or fear about not winning .
Feelings are tangible, coherent, existing and paramount to their holders.
Some at a loss resign themselves to failure , some practice harder, some try another interest, and some, who never seem to amaze me, trot off as if it's just a game were stamped on every chromosome in their being from conception. The Holy Bible , a book with many devotees, allows that God made the humans above all creatures. Seems blasphemous, or better yet, ignorance run chaotic, as I do see it. The Declaration of Independence reads, all men are created equal . Perhaps the Founders should have added, pursuant to the following categories .