I hear what you're saying about competition. I have difficulty enjoying card playing or board games for very long when folks become overly competitive or cut-throat.

My kids were competitive atheletes in high school, and their sports programs were influenced by "Christian" notions about the importance of sportsmanlike behavior. That's one reason you'll hear so many professional and college-level athletes begin post-game interviews with, "I just want to thank God and my team..."

On the other topic, one area where Berg the Wuss comes out in spades are his diaries from 1940s where he talks about his military service. What a malingering mamma's boy! No wonder the Army cashiered that sniveling pantywaist out with a 4F. If you read his diary closely, it wasn't because of heart problems--the guy had a military waiver to serve the troops in a non-combatant role, which is what most conscientious objectors did in WWII. Berg was discharged because he became such an anxiety-ridden, psychological mess over being separated from his mother.