Cincinnati Reds

George and Sparky
Starting from childhood people are motivated to please. Children compete for their parent's attention. Ghandi said something on the lines of a child's goal is to care for a please their parents. Kids seek out praise so they do whatever their parents ask of them. The Reds looked at Sparky as this father figure who they yearned to make happy. Sparky lead the team by setting standards that seemed almost impossible to reach but his players would reach those goals because he would push them and they wanted to prove themselves to him. Trying to achieve a goal is common in every activity. Sparky's way of coaching was very agressive and he alienated a few people but even the players that didn't like him said they played their best under his coaching. Kids who are coached by their fathers who are like Sparky seem to excel in school and athletics but they also seem to get overly stressed about things. Kids whose parents push them but never stop pushing them seem to be under extra stress trying to prove themselves to their parents which can be unhealthy. I think humans are ment to be pushed and that is how we achieve our best, we just need to recognize the limit and not go overboard.