Post Gazette · Oct 4, 2015
Sidney Crosby's will to win is in his genes
Sidney Crosby, entering his 11th season with the Penguins, is convinced his competitive nature is a gift from his mother and father.It can, Sidney Crosby says, be traced directly to his father.
Well, not entirely.
Seems he can’t really absolve his mother, either.
Fact is, while Crosby can’t know for sure whether it’s genetic or a by-product of the environment in which he grew up, he’s convinced that his ultra-competitive nature is a gift from the people who raised him.
“My dad is really competitive,” he said, smiling. “It was pretty clear whenever I would play games with them as a kid, and things like that. He always wanted to win, but my mom was quietly competitive, too.