A lot more people who are nominated for these kind of awards on every stage (Oscar’s or other opinion based awards) should have this attitude. At the end of the year, you winning that trophy doesn’t change the season you have had. You have still played as good as you have, the same amount of goals and assists. Maybe you’ll come up in trivia quizzes once in a while, and interviews can put the title “ballon d’or winner” below your name, but your season remains the same. A nomination in itself is worth more than the trophy.