Originally posted by Pantallica1

You must always remember, no matter how good you are, someone is always better.

Exactly!

I know I'm not the greatest/fastest/most emotional/etc. player in the world. I'll admit it's my goal, but it's something I'm very unlikely to be able to achieve. Ultimately, I want to be able to play whatever I want as well as I can. At the moment, I think I can hold my own against most advanced guitarist, but I'm nothing special.
I think there's always too much emphasis on trying to be better than everyone else though. I treat better guitarists as an oppurtunity to learn something new and expand my playing. It also gives you that inspiration (the firm kick up the backside) to raise your standard and improve yourself...
Just my two pennies worth...