When someone says "He's the best", or "he is definitely first".
But there is someone else who is better and when some other subject considers him/her and asks "what about -name-?", is replied with something like "Yeah dude he/she is a god, it doesn't even count.".
I mean when people start counting after that person because they're so good..
Example: Michael Phelps, he says Rio was his last Olympics right? Next Olympics, when someone says "CompetitorName is the best" as in he'll win, someone else might say "Phelps is still better", and be replied with "yeah he doesn't count", not as in "he isn't here, hence he can't win" but as "he is so damn good he doesn't even count".
Is there an actual word to describe this? Excellent means good, etc.. The closest thing I can think of is is the expression "out of the spectrum".
Hope you can understand what I'm asking.
Thank you.
Best Answer
You might use the phrase "to be in a different league."
A common variation on this is "in a league of his own," which may fit your question even better. It means, "Far excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition."