When I was babysitting,
I learned never to “let” kids win.
They knew when I did and
then they’d suspect their clean wins.
Giving the impression that
they couldn’t win on their own
certainly didn’t improve confidence.

Derek Jeter’s dad was the same way.
He tells April’s Men’s Health,
“You know the showcase at the end of
The Price Is Right?
When I was 5,
he used to beat me at the showcase every day
before afternoon kindergarten.
I’m 5 years old!
I don’t know the prices!

But he taught me a lesson:
No one’s going to let you beat them.”

No one’s going to let you beat them.
Not at baseball, not at business, not in anything.
Play to win.

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