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It Sucks being the Oldest Sibling!

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May 12, 2015 by Jimson Lee Leave a Comment

Are you the first born child of a large family?

Was I good at Track because I am the fourth child out of 5 children in my family?

Then consider this:

Has it occurred to you that none of the recent 100m WR for men were the first born sibling?

Big brother little brother

Image source: http://www.genevavoice.com/geneva-colleges-big-brothers-big-sisters-program-funding-cut-2/

From the book The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How, pages 115 and 116:

  • Usain Bolt is the 2nd of 3 children
  • Asafa Powell: 6th of 6
  • Justin Gatlin: 4th of 4
  • Maurice Green: 4th of 4
  • Donovan Bailey: 3rd of 3
  • Leroy Burrell: 4th of 5
  • Carl Lewis: 3rd of 4
  • Calvin Smith: 6th of 8

Even Ben Johnson was the 5th of out 6 children.

Can you think of reasons why the first born (male) child would not succeed in life?  (at least, not in Track and Field World Records!)

  1. socio-economic?  both parents working?  no time “early” in their work careers?
  2. 1st born (male) child has career pressure? off to work first, military, college or even priesthood?
  3. 1st born child has financial pressure in low income families?
  4. younger siblings have a better sport support system in place?
  5. younger siblings have older sibling as role models?
  6. younger siblings are mentally tougher being teased by their older siblings?

Or is it simply a bad sample pool and merely a coincidence?

What do you think?

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How

See also  How to Improve Your Last 100m in the 400m, Part 2

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About Jimson Lee

I am a Masters Athlete and Coach currently based in London UK. My other projects include the Bud Winter Foundation, writer for the IAAF New Studies in Athletics Journal (NSA) and a member of the Track & Field Writers of America.

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