born when george was 14. kennebunkport, maine, is the home of walkers point, the bush family compound. george bush and his brothers and sister went there every summer and were constantly competing in sports. they always wanted to win. but the story in the family was not to brag about victory. george comes home from a soccer game, says mom, i scored a goal. she says that s great, but george, how did the team do? this is essential. do not understand george h.w. bush unless you understand the tension between his need to win the big prizes, to be number one, and at the same time not to show off, not to be too proud, but to do both. just two months after graduating, george h.w. bush joins the navy to train as a pilot. my father writes that his father saw him off at the train