People have assigned a value to this because its the 'first', and as long as people value that, that's enough isn't it? Why should Usain Bolt be held in any hi

People have assigned a value to this because its the 'first', and as long as people value that, that's enough isn't it? Why should Usain Bolt be held in any higher regard than the 2nd fastest man in the world? Who even is 2nd in the world? People care about the first, everything else pales.