There will come a point - or some points - in your life when you have to decide just how much competition you want and how many pests you have the appetite to stamp out. If you're good or involved in something good, challengers will rise up against you.
You can crush them at first, but it doesn't stop. Some will come back, and new ones will step up.
You have to decide how many enemies you wish to crush before you've had your full and decide to A) Allow others to share your pie or B) Step away from the table and find something else to eat.
Just know, as long as there is food, there will be ants.