Do we really want medals?
Rio has been disappointing.
We didn't win many medals or as much as were expected. With better and bigger team everyone was looking to surpass London.It wouldn't have been surprising. But what did happen was really surprising. We could not even manage to match Beijing.
Having heavyweights failed to convert results into medals we can only be content that we escaped the disgrace of being empty handed.
Overall results in tennis, wrestling, boxing, shooting turned out to be hopeless.
Sania with Bops was a really serious contender even for a gold, they should have made it and so should Yogeshwer, Vinesh, Bindra, Nehwal and some well-reputed boxers in the team.
But are we to blame the players?
Absolutely not.
No player plays to loose. They compete and try to the best of their abilities and skill.
No player on the field wants to come out as a loser. They compromise everything and sometimes more to win (as some might even dope themselves)
They push their human body to inhuman limits.
In sports, one can never be too sure. Upsets are inextricably bound up with sports
Rio itself presented a timeless proof to the above statement from the highly competitive sport of tennis when the world No.1 Djokovic lost in straight sets in his very first match. A man who has been keeping, by his sheer will and skills, two legends of the sport even biggest athletes of all time namely Rafa and Roger at bay, now since 3-4 years. A man to whom any 7 match draw looks like a cakewalk on almost any surface succumbed on his favorite hard courts.
OKAY, in sports anything can happen on a given day.
NoOne(1) can predict.
Rio has been disappointing for Novak Djokovic.
Be serious!
Who doesn't want their ward to shine at world level if they are truly bound and determined to do so? Who wish their child not to be an international sensation and in turn bring laurels to them.
Parents only want them to study to be able to make a sensible living.
Yes being limited of resources they want them to be self-dependent through study (simpler way).
And those who need not attend to their family needs won't deign to go in the field, touch the turf and clay, feel the heat, spend some sweat. They prefer highly equipped gym and modernized parlors to look handsome.
They have got a lot to care.
Why Bollywood is waiting for them.
Can't you see they got everything to make a movie?
Talent can not make a movie.
Money can!
They inherit lots of money in their so many bank accounts details of which are hard enough to access even for the God.
They ought to handle their family business.
Don't get so critical!
They will definitely encourage sports in the country. They will purchase teams in IPL, in ISL etc.
Believe me, they love sports.
They know in advance how much one will score(in IPL).
They score accordingly.
They understand it mate.
Much better!
Even sportspersons want their children to be a movie star. But there is no example of a cine star making his ward a sports sensation.They will buy teams, show interest in every sport.
(Expect Shahrukh Khan to give country a sports star)
They mind the only business!
Sania Mirza is more qualified than Dipika Padukone to be an actress (in Bollywood they only needs to look beautiful)
And then, I am sure, she had to face no criticism for sporting shorts or instead appreciation for showing off her body toned and honed to perfection. (What we want from our girls)
Sportsperson, most of them, are not resourceful in our country.
And as often as not it's their parents who lead them through all.
But parents prevent their kids from sports.
Not really.
Being a kid, underage they can know only about their dreams nothing else.
Dreams do not pay attention to reality.
But the mature ones know the callous reality perfectly. Reality[esp. in sports other than cricket] of our country doesn't know any dreams.
But as mentioned earlier there are always a few who don't give a damn.
(Don't feel it exaggerated because it can't be. Dire conditions of sports in our country and struggles of a sportsperson can never be exaggerated. There is no end to their challenges.)
Champions don't complain but when they win against all odds their tears don't hide anything.
If there are some Milkhas(on their own), there are always some Leander Paes and Sania Mirza boasting illustrious parental support. And promises of being some Shakshi Maliks.
These parents are rogue folk- exemplary.
They were poor, vegetarian and of course neglected. But they didn't care.
Now all NSFs are proud of these players but players don't share the same emotions.
Their benevolence gives them crores now not as a reward but a compensation for the negligence they paid to them.
One suggestion to end this long note, don't give them Arjuna Awards.
It doesn't justify their struggles and success.
It is okay for Virat, Dhoni, Sehwag etc. - your beloved prince.
But it sadly can't honor Vinesh, Shakshi, Shushil, Paes etc (neglected ones).
Start something like "Karna Award" for achievers but blighted.
Rio itself presented a timeless proof to the above statement from the highly competitive sport of tennis when the world No.1 Djokovic lost in straight sets in his very first match. A man who has been keeping, by his sheer will and skills, two legends of the sport even biggest athletes of all time namely Rafa and Roger at bay, now since 3-4 years. A man to whom any 7 match draw looks like a cakewalk on almost any surface succumbed on his favorite hard courts.
OKAY, in sports anything can happen on a given day.
NoOne(1) can predict.
Rio has been disappointing for Novak Djokovic.
Is it so hard to win medals?
But the question remains:
Do we really want to win medals?
There was, in recent days, so hyped a brawl that it seemed every single authority was expecting medals, they wanted to have medals dearly and desperately but they were left disappointed by results.
Their desperation showed as if they had put some serious and directed efforts in order to win medals.
Their will and their efforts were always visible.
We are approx. 120 crores, almost 120 made it to Rio and almost 12 in numbers were expected medals.
Doesn't sound like an acceptable proposition, does it?
No need to state the names of much smaller countries, with much fewer resources and definitely with much less desperate (but responsible) authorities that fared much better.
But still, government's efforts helped us win 3 and then 6 in previous two occasions.
There was some progress.
It would be completely illogical to think so.
Why?
There can always be, had been and will be, in billions, one or two, who couldn't care.
Sports is all about fighting. They, sportsperson, fight their opponents, their own weaknesses, misery and in our country, system. Thousands who lift hockey sticks or racket or boxing gloves, thousands who choose to sport racing shoes or football spikes or a swimming suit might give up in the middle due to lack of support or resistance instead offered by government authorities. (They are made to give up)
But those one or two who stands up smiling sometimes in tears on the podium couldn't care about poverty, neglected infrastructure, lack of sponsorships, theft of equipment and political corruption ensured by the leaders of respective national sports federations(most of them are lead by politicians).
Simple as that we don't have a sports culture and worse is that we (concerned authorities) don't feel any urgent need.
"We" can make excuses like widespread vegetarianism, social immobility, and other cultural factors but no provisions.
It would be completely illogical to think so.
Why?
There can always be, had been and will be, in billions, one or two, who couldn't care.
Sports is all about fighting. They, sportsperson, fight their opponents, their own weaknesses, misery and in our country, system. Thousands who lift hockey sticks or racket or boxing gloves, thousands who choose to sport racing shoes or football spikes or a swimming suit might give up in the middle due to lack of support or resistance instead offered by government authorities. (They are made to give up)
But those one or two who stands up smiling sometimes in tears on the podium couldn't care about poverty, neglected infrastructure, lack of sponsorships, theft of equipment and political corruption ensured by the leaders of respective national sports federations(most of them are lead by politicians).
Simple as that we don't have a sports culture and worse is that we (concerned authorities) don't feel any urgent need.
"We" can make excuses like widespread vegetarianism, social immobility, and other cultural factors but no provisions.
Parents don't want medals. Really?
They don't want their kids to boast a medal, wearing a wide smile and then in their speech expressing their gratitude towards them, naming them as the biggest reason
and support to be able to do so.
Be serious!
Who doesn't want their ward to shine at world level if they are truly bound and determined to do so? Who wish their child not to be an international sensation and in turn bring laurels to them.
Parents only want them to study to be able to make a sensible living.
Yes being limited of resources they want them to be self-dependent through study (simpler way).
And those who need not attend to their family needs won't deign to go in the field, touch the turf and clay, feel the heat, spend some sweat. They prefer highly equipped gym and modernized parlors to look handsome.
They have got a lot to care.
Why Bollywood is waiting for them.
Can't you see they got everything to make a movie?
Talent can not make a movie.
Money can!
They inherit lots of money in their so many bank accounts details of which are hard enough to access even for the God.
They ought to handle their family business.
Don't get so critical!
They will definitely encourage sports in the country. They will purchase teams in IPL, in ISL etc.
Believe me, they love sports.
They know in advance how much one will score(in IPL).
They score accordingly.
They understand it mate.
Much better!
Even sportspersons want their children to be a movie star. But there is no example of a cine star making his ward a sports sensation.They will buy teams, show interest in every sport.
(Expect Shahrukh Khan to give country a sports star)
They mind the only business!
Sania Mirza is more qualified than Dipika Padukone to be an actress (in Bollywood they only needs to look beautiful)
And then, I am sure, she had to face no criticism for sporting shorts or instead appreciation for showing off her body toned and honed to perfection. (What we want from our girls)
Sportsperson, most of them, are not resourceful in our country.
And as often as not it's their parents who lead them through all.
But parents prevent their kids from sports.
Not really.
Being a kid, underage they can know only about their dreams nothing else.
Dreams do not pay attention to reality.
But the mature ones know the callous reality perfectly. Reality[esp. in sports other than cricket] of our country doesn't know any dreams.
But as mentioned earlier there are always a few who don't give a damn.
(Don't feel it exaggerated because it can't be. Dire conditions of sports in our country and struggles of a sportsperson can never be exaggerated. There is no end to their challenges.)
Champions don't complain but when they win against all odds their tears don't hide anything.
If there are some Milkhas(on their own), there are always some Leander Paes and Sania Mirza boasting illustrious parental support. And promises of being some Shakshi Maliks.
Sania Mirza with her father who had been his continuous support through all.
Parents of Shakshi Malik
They were poor, vegetarian and of course neglected. But they didn't care.
Now all NSFs are proud of these players but players don't share the same emotions.
Their benevolence gives them crores now not as a reward but a compensation for the negligence they paid to them.
One suggestion to end this long note, don't give them Arjuna Awards.
It doesn't justify their struggles and success.
It is okay for Virat, Dhoni, Sehwag etc. - your beloved prince.
But it sadly can't honor Vinesh, Shakshi, Shushil, Paes etc (neglected ones).
Start something like "Karna Award" for achievers but blighted.
Real emotions
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ReplyDeleteQuite rightly pointed out the nonchalance of corrupted politicians and sports federations. In the country with half the population less than 25 years of age[quite huge approx. 600 millions] we managed two medals. Most of the NSFs are headed by politicians. They can only make excuses and cheaply look to cash the achievements of players into votes by awarding them with the dregs of their goodwill. Film stars use sports only to earn money and &popularity for themselves. They proclaim their love for sports but never send their kids in the field to sweat and bleed.
ReplyDeleteAlso the behaviour towards sports other than cricket is redolent of Karna who, due to politics, never got a fair chance to compete and thus despite of all his talent and abilities superior to every other lost and died eventually.