That successful east Asians have strict parents is a well-worn trope in western media but there is no getting away from the fact that Son Heung-min, one of the most successful Asians athletes of all, has a dad with quite a reputation.
I remember being at Korea Football Association (KFA) House in downtown Seoul when officials, some of whom knew Son Woong-jung from a playing career that was cut short by injury, made themselves scarce upon being told he could be about to visit.
This was not long after October 2011, when he expressed unhappiness that his son had been called up for international duty from Germany where he was starting to make a name for himself with Hamburg, only to sit on the bench for successive Korea games. While many sympathised, it was unusual to hear such public criticism from the relative of a young player.
Son senior was always seen as a tough taskmaster for the current Tottenham captain thanks to tales of four-hour keepy-uppy sessions and a relentless drive for perfection that helped Son become world famous.
That was also a selling point of the Son Football Academy set up in 2021 and run by Son Sr.
It offered the chance for a select group of young hopefuls to learn at the feet of a man who had played such a pivotal role in the development of the captain of Spurs and South Korea.
