The recent events in sports are annoying me. It's not that I am not pleased at the recent successes that India had in this cricket series with Australia , I am concerned about the OTHER sports that are also played at some corner in India. A few of them are really struggling to survive and the remaining, if any , are surrounded with controversies.
At the top of this list lies, the controversy surrounding Sania Mirza. She is one of the most talented female tennis players that India has ever produced but I don't know why she is always mired in some so-called offensive acts against the community or against the country. Right from her entry into tennis, the fundamentalists have had a problem with her, be it her clothes, or her one liner T-shirts or any vague thing that one can think of but this time the offence is quite different -- disrespect to national flag, an offence that is punishable under Indian law. Well, i have seen the photograph and I really have sympathy with Sania. I would salute the photographer who found such a nice pose. Anybody could have fallen victim to such a cheeky act of photography.These kind of acts can demoralize any person, leave alone Sania Mirza.
Now , if she says that she is shattered and feeling down , i can understand it.
Some days back, Tiger Woods had made a comment that he plays for himself and his family and not for his fans or sponsors or media . In light of the events that are happening with Sania Mirza, I think he was quite right. Fans can sometimes make life intolerable with too much attention. Well, the only thing I can say that it is not possible and necesary to please and respect everybody,whosoever it is.Lets hope the issue ends amicably.
Another thing that caught my eye was the calling off of the National Camp for Thomas and Uber Cup due to unavailability of shuttlecocks. I can't help myself laughing at this. A national Camp for preparation called off due to lack of the most basic infrastructure. I can't recall a single instance when the National camp for cricket was cancelled due to lack of bats or balls.This is absurd.I don't know which side was the culprit---the Badminton Authority of India (BAI) or the Sports Authority of India , though both are blaming each other , but this is shameful. Don't even think of a medal in next Olympics. Actually, it's the state of every sport in India other than cricket and i think Badminton was lucky enough to reach the headlines of newspapers.
Well , this is what India is ....a land with hoards of talents who are looking just for the basic infrastructure to build up.Who knows, when it will happen , if it happens to happen.... :)
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Complacency is a curse...........
One of the best forwards I have ever had..............Read on
" Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.It knows it must run faster
than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It
doesn't matter if you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you
better start running."
- Thomas L. Friedman in "The World is Flat"
Very Inspiring Email, …...
The Japanese have a great liking for fresh fish. But the waters close to
Japan have not held many fish for decades. So, to feed the Japanese
population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The
farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring back the fish.
The longer it took them to bring back the fish, the staler they grew. The
fish were not fresh and the Japanese did not like the taste.
To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their
boats.They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste
the difference between fresh and frozen fish. And they did not like the
taste of frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So, fishing
companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them
in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little hashing around, the fish stopped
moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese
could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for
days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively
tasteof fresh fish, not sluggish fish. The fishing industry faced an
impending crisis! But today, it has got over that crisis and has emerged as one of the most important trades in that country! How did Japanese fishing
companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to
Japan?
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put
the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The
shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively
state.The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move. And they
survive and arrive in a healthy state! They command a higher price and
are most sought-after. The challenge they face keeps them fresh!
Humans are no different. L. Ron Hubbard observed in the early 1950's:
"Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging
environment.
" George Bernard Shaw said: "Satisfaction is death!"
The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you
enjoy a challenge. If you are steadily conquering challenges, you are happy.
You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new
solutions. You have fun. You are alive! Instead of avoiding challenges,
jump into them. Catch these challenges by their horns and vanquish them.
Enjoy the game. If your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not
give up. Failing makes you tired. Instead, reorganize. Find more
determination, more knowledge, more help. Don't create success and revel
in it in a state of inertia. You have resources, skills and abilities to
make a difference........................Yeah!!!!!!!!!!.........
" Every morning in Africa, a gazelle wakes up.It knows it must run faster
than the fastest lion or it will be killed. Every morning a lion wakes up.
It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It
doesn't matter if you are a lion or a gazelle. When the sun comes up, you
better start running."
- Thomas L. Friedman in "The World is Flat"
Very Inspiring Email, …...
The Japanese have a great liking for fresh fish. But the waters close to
Japan have not held many fish for decades. So, to feed the Japanese
population, fishing boats got bigger and went farther than ever. The
farther the fishermen went, the longer it took to bring back the fish.
The longer it took them to bring back the fish, the staler they grew. The
fish were not fresh and the Japanese did not like the taste.
To solve this problem, fishing companies installed freezers on their
boats.They would catch the fish and freeze them at sea. Freezers allowed the boats to go farther and stay longer. However, the Japanese could taste
the difference between fresh and frozen fish. And they did not like the
taste of frozen fish. The frozen fish brought a lower price. So, fishing
companies installed fish tanks. They would catch the fish and stuff them
in the tanks, fin to fin. After a little hashing around, the fish stopped
moving. They were tired and dull, but alive. Unfortunately, the Japanese
could still taste the difference. Because the fish did not move for
days, they lost their fresh-fish taste. The Japanese preferred the lively
tasteof fresh fish, not sluggish fish. The fishing industry faced an
impending crisis! But today, it has got over that crisis and has emerged as one of the most important trades in that country! How did Japanese fishing
companies solve this problem? How do they get fresh-tasting fish to
Japan?
To keep the fish tasting fresh, the Japanese fishing companies still put
the fish in the tanks. But now they add a small shark to each tank. The
shark eats a few fish, but most of the fish arrive in a very lively
state.The fish are challenged and hence are constantly on the move. And they
survive and arrive in a healthy state! They command a higher price and
are most sought-after. The challenge they face keeps them fresh!
Humans are no different. L. Ron Hubbard observed in the early 1950's:
"Man thrives, oddly enough, only in the presence of a challenging
environment.
" George Bernard Shaw said: "Satisfaction is death!"
The more intelligent, persistent and competent you are, the more you
enjoy a challenge. If you are steadily conquering challenges, you are happy.
You think of your challenges and get energized. You are excited to try new
solutions. You have fun. You are alive! Instead of avoiding challenges,
jump into them. Catch these challenges by their horns and vanquish them.
Enjoy the game. If your challenges are too large or too numerous, do not
give up. Failing makes you tired. Instead, reorganize. Find more
determination, more knowledge, more help. Don't create success and revel
in it in a state of inertia. You have resources, skills and abilities to
make a difference........................Yeah!!!!!!!!!!.........
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