I always liked you better than him. He was charming but careless. You were skilled but more serious. He owed his success to you.
It's funny how perceptions change. The committed idealist who played the game well finds one's shell is conformed to the game. More cautious. Less contentious.
And yet you are anchored. It is your time now, yet you are dependent. You have to collect on that payback to go forward. Or so it seems.
Please. Don't try to equal. Surpass. Do what you do now better than anyone ever has before. You know how it works. You would master it, and history would remember you well.
Look to your heart.
Endorse.