In life, not everybody gets a trophy. There are clear winners and losers, and to us, the losers are those who don't even try competing. If you're afraid to give it your all because you can't face the fact someone might be better than you, then quit your bellyachin, get out that house of yours and go lose at something. Failure is a part of life, and if you can't learn from it, then you'll become it.