Throughout his illustrious NBA career, Kobe Bryant developed the strong reputation for his extremely high competitive drive on the court.

Once he became an NBA champion early on in his career, Bryant developed the championship-or-bust mentality that he has now passed on to his children.

During a recent interview, he discussed his personal take on participation trophies after his daughters received a fourth-place trophy in their basketball league.

“My kids are playing basketball, came in fourth place in a tournament and so they were disappointed. We were getting ready to leave and I said, ‘It’s fine, you guys played hard. You tried’

“They (in reference to the people from the tournament) said, ‘No, you guys have to stay for the ceremony.’

“What ceremony?’

“‘You guys get fourth place trophies.’

“You get what? Those exist?’

“So all the kids were disappointed. ‘We don’t want a fourth place trophy.’

“I said, ‘Well listen, get the fourth place trophy, go home. You take the fourth place trophy, you put it up right where you can see it, and when you wake up in the morning, you look at the trophy and you remind yourself of what you’ll never win again.”

Bryant has always been one to find his source of motivation from just about anywhere. This is not only a motivating factor for his daughters, but also a strong life lesson for them. It teaches them not to settle for shortcomings but to instead use them to push them farther ahead.

Participation trophies have been hotly debated in the sports world recently. Many have pointed to them dulling down the importance of winning in any given sport, while others have pointed to them as providing children with the satisfaction with the effort they put forth regardless of the result.

All in all, it's clear that Bryant is going to use this as a major tool to motivate his kids moving forward.