I was away visiting my village for the last few days, and in the mean time the SAF games was on in Kerala at its only metropolis. The biggest crowd is said to have turned up to watch Anju Boby George perform at the long jump pit, being its only real star. Should we thank her for being kind enough to participate in the poor mans games after being a big star in international arena! It seems so. She and her coach- husband are wont to offer all kinds of excuses for her poor showing in Olympics and other important meets. Some times dust is the villain and some times it’s something else. She was the world No.3 in her event at one time. Nothing is sadder than watching an athlete go through the motions not having the heart to compete at the highest levels of her chosen discipline….
Dearest, we do not want Olympic gold’s or the world championships, but we would like you to set the tracks alight on which you perform. We would like to see a real spark from you, so that others can dream of becoming something in their own fields. Be inspirational at least, be open and forthcoming, and do not hide from yourself and the world.
What we require are champions of heart, who can push themselves on by their own convictions, people like the great Muhammad Ali who was crazy enough to believe that he could beat an unbeatable George Forman
Anju dear you may not be the best around, you perhaps would never be able to upset the Russian trio, but yet put your whole heart into what you do, make the world say that you can do it.
There are no excuses for failures when you have reached three down from the top.
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