The more control we have, the more we expect the end result the child to turn out the way we want it to, and the greater our disappointment when he does not.
Arsene Wenger's men must now shake off their disappointment and turn their attention to Tuesday's critical Champions League last-16 second leg against Barcelona - where they will aim to defend a 2-1 lead.
He suggested there is increasing risk in historically high equity markets and ultimately there could be some disappointment, meaning investors may turn back to gold.
But his subsequent attempts to add the European and British titles to his CV ended in disappointment when he lost to the Russian, Boris Sinitsin, and Alex Arthur in turn.