Back in elementary school, the kid who was a little bit better at saxophone got placed in the ‘first chair’ position.  He or she would probably be playing the melody instead of harmony and would be more likely to take a solo.  Basically, their part would stand out more.

If you stand out more, more people are going to pay attention, and therefore you don’t want to sound bad.

Therefore, that kid is probably going to practice more.

With more practice, you’ll probably get better.  And if you’re better, you’ll get applause when you take a solo and people will encourage you more.

With more encouragement, you’ll probably keep practicing more and keep getting better.  And when you’re better, things tend to be more fun.

Whether you were that kid in the first chair or not, the difference in skill on saxophone wasn’t very high in the beginning.

It’s just that little steps added together form a much greater result.

So if you were good in the beginning, cool.  If you weren’t, don’t be discouraged!  It’s not like the other sax players were very much better than you in the first place.

When you take a lesson or read something useful, put it into practice, a piece of good information can help your playing IF you use it.

And not matter what your goals are with saxophone, have fun with the music!