I strive to be better that I was yesterday.  The only competition that I have is the person I was before.  No one else can faze me.  No one else is relevant.  We are all on our own separate paths and journeys.  Irrespective of whether our paths may cross, they are still separate and, therefore, cannot affect me.  As noted above “I am in competition with no one.  I have no desire to play the game of being better than anyone.  I am simply trying to be better than the person I was yesterday.”