During the second episode of the heart-warming Apple TV comedy series Ted Lasso’s first season, the show’s namesake and protagonist, the fictional soccer coach Ted Lasso, calls one of his players, Sam Obisanya, over to the sidelines after he’s picked on by another player on the team and shows himself to be discouraged.
Lasso asks Obisanya, “You know what the happiest animal on Earth is?”
Obisanya shakes his head.
“It’s a goldfish,” Lasso responds. “You know why?”
“No,” replies a confused Obisanya.
“Got a 10 second memory,” Lasso says. “Be a goldfish, Sam.