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Competitiveness: Nature vs Nurture?
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:40 pm
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:40 pm
How much do you think each plays a part in making a child (or person) competitive?
I’m thinking the difference between a 7-15 yr old boy playing sports, or games, etc. some completely break down if they lose and have an insatiable fire in them to win everything no matter what, and others are like “meh..”
How much of this is genetic vs parenting influence?
I’m thinking the difference between a 7-15 yr old boy playing sports, or games, etc. some completely break down if they lose and have an insatiable fire in them to win everything no matter what, and others are like “meh..”
How much of this is genetic vs parenting influence?
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Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:41 pm to PenguinNinja
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How much of this is genetic vs parenting influence?
no clue but growing up with 6-7 kids my age definitely made us competitive
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:42 pm to PenguinNinja
Mostly nurture imo
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:43 pm to PenguinNinja
Parents always raise shitty competitors. You can draw a straight line between kids that throw tantrums on the field to the parents.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:45 pm to PenguinNinja
Can only speak for mine, but their little personalities were pretty set early. Fast forward years and years and they are pretty much the same kids. The happy go lucky one is still that way, and the aggressive one is still that way.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:54 pm to PenguinNinja
Mainly nature. You can tell by watching siblings who all grew up the same having wildly different competitive personalities
Sure nurture plays a part, but nature is more important
Sure nurture plays a part, but nature is more important
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:56 pm to LemmyLives
quote:McEnroes had the same exact parents.
Parents always raise shitty competitors. You can draw a straight line between kids that throw tantrums on the field to the parents.
John was a complete psycho on court and Patrick was very calm
Posted on 7/30/25 at 12:57 pm to PenguinNinja
Nature in my case because my competitive personality is completely opposite of my parents.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:00 pm to PenguinNinja
I was competitive as a kid. When I realized my talent level wasn’t going to get me paid, I backed off. Nothing I hate worse than playing pickup game with the 40 something diving for balls because “he’s been competing his whole life.”
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:10 pm to PenguinNinja
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How much of this is genetic vs parenting influence?
there were two instructional league teams that shared the same stadium in Jupiter, FL when I lived there, one year the starting SS on one of the teams was Todd Rundgren's son, Todd was in town for a show and was interviewed, the interviewer asked about his son, Rundgren said something to the effect of "I'm almost afraid to ask for a DNA check because there is no way he inherited an ounce of that kind of ability from me," also met Peter Rivera(drummer/singer for Rare Earth,) when he was doing a show in Jupiter, he had two sons playing minor league ball, and although he looked somewhat athletic(at least in a previous life,) he acted as he was puzzled where that came from too
This post was edited on 7/30/25 at 1:14 pm
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:12 pm to PenguinNinja
We all like to think nurture, but it's almost all nature.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:24 pm to PenguinNinja
Neither of my parents are very competitive. I would say I'm overly competitive. So in my experience I would say nature.
I think there is a healthy way to present the value of competition in a nurture sense to children, but you risk turning your kid into a total dickhead if you do it wrong.
I think there is a healthy way to present the value of competition in a nurture sense to children, but you risk turning your kid into a total dickhead if you do it wrong.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:24 pm to PenguinNinja
I have 3 kids. Oldest doesn't have a competitive bone in her body. The middle one has to be the best and win at everything she does. Youngest still trying to figure it out but seems more like oldest.
Based on that, I am going to say nature.
Based on that, I am going to say nature.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:30 pm to PenguinNinja
I think the drive to compete is Nature. Controlling emotions when you win/lose is Nurture.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:41 pm to BamaAlum02
quote:Shiny hook is so shiny….must….resist….
Oldest doesn't have a competitive bone in her body.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 1:45 pm to PenguinNinja
Underlying competitiveness is all nature, learning how to harness and use it is nurture.
You can’t make someone who’s not competitive or doesn’t give a shite care, but you can teach someone who so badly wants to win how to use that to improve
You can’t make someone who’s not competitive or doesn’t give a shite care, but you can teach someone who so badly wants to win how to use that to improve
Posted on 7/30/25 at 2:55 pm to PenguinNinja
There was a study in Scandinavia several decades ago with twins separated at birth. Each twin achieved similar education and profession as the corresponding twin. Each twin married someone who looked similar with a similar education as the corresponding twin. WITHOUT EXCEPTION.
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:01 pm to CitizenK
90% nature.
No doubt about it. You are either born with it or not. Some are born to compete and others could almost care less.
No doubt about it. You are either born with it or not. Some are born to compete and others could almost care less.
This post was edited on 7/30/25 at 3:03 pm
Posted on 7/30/25 at 3:10 pm to Musashi
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No doubt about it. You are either born with it or not.
Especially when it comes to sports. If you could buy/train athleticism, would be way more braxxxxtons in the mlb.
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