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Message: [QUOTE="DeGrozz, post: 2908453, member: 205"] This isn't the exact study you are suggesting -- but it is kind of close. One of the behavioral economists (maybe Malcom Gladwell) took a look at high level athletes and their performances. I think his determination was that the 'better' you were at a sport, the more you were driven by your hate to lose instead of your desire to win. He pulled up a bunch of stats about how Kobe was actually a better performer when his team was losing in the fourth quarter than when his team was winning. I could see this having a broader impact on situations like OP suggests, all things considered. [/QUOTE]