It is now common place to take those in our society who have achieved greatness and make them bigger than life.
There is nothing new with this. We have been doing it for ages. It is not just an American or western way of thinking. Just about every culture has done this.
We like winners. Those of us to go above and beyond to do what most of us can only dream of doing. They are larger than life. They’re usually well spoken, somewhat intelligent, and more often than not fairly pleasing to the eye. These are the people who we make into gods.