More important is that I could influence them and get them excited about science and discovery. Steven Chu Growing up with a love of science Highly respected for key research he did into the interaction of atoms with laser light, Nobel laureate Steven Chu has physics in his blood. My parents always wanted me to do well at school.
Many Chinese parents put pressure on children, maybe too much pressure.
With me it was the opposite. I was reasonably good, but it was not until college that I really began to apply myself. I wanted to do well at school because it was for myself. My parents weren't there to tell me to work hard. Once you are out on your own, you are working for yourself.