Some just excel at things more than others, while others will graft to get close to them. Humans are different, have different skills and talents for a reason. If everybody excelled at a similar discipline they'd all go for it and society would come to a standstill and humans would become obsolete.
I think the biggest failings of society at the moment is the drive to make everybody the same, equals or carbon copies of one another. Instead people should recognise differences and nurture the differences to help people achieve excellence in their talents.