The Psychology of Silver and Bronze

"The Olympics mean many things to many people. For those who study human behavior, the games provide a remarkable Petri dish in which to study a paradox in human behavior."

That's a paragraph from this column by my colleague, Shakar, that I recommend to you.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/17/AR2008081702196.html