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Rahul Dravid, A Workman Idol of our Times

Not everyone is born with the gift of talent, some just practice, persevere and perform. He is one such.

                       It was said that if Sachin and Dravid were to be in a different sport, sachin would have been a marathon runner or a 100M dasher with all the flamboyance, flare, glory and adulation but rahul would have been an olympic shooter, calm, calculated,focussed and quietly hitting the bullseye of bullseye and signing off with minimum fuss like an anti-biotic that almost disappears after doing its duty in your body.

                        You are great inspiration Rahul for all those who felt or feeling that they are not born talents. You proved that greatness is not a silverspoon. You showed that if one can sweat it out, keep up the hunger and stay in there, greatness would  inevitably follow.

                                                                                                      We Visualized you crafting one skill at a time to create an art of batting. We saw you build one brick at a time to create a fort. You redefined concentration. You made us enjoy the mental skills. You showed us the importance of hanging in there.

                       We know that for every ball that you faced on the field, you would have faces twice of it practicing. You showed us how visualizing the real situation would help when one actually get there. In short you showed us how to prepare.

                                        God may have played above you, God might have played below you, for that matter God also has played with you, but you are no God, You do not need to be. You are a true sportsman fighting against all odds. You are more close to us, we are no God either. YOU are US.

                                                                                                               You may not hold all the records. Your number though significant may always go unnoticed like the violet in the rainbow but you are the greatest idol for all those who had to put in that extra effort time in and time out; for all the bogged down ones who needed to be proved that perseverance was the difference between success and defeat; that work ethic is not an option; that sacrifice substitutes all the so called 'born with's; that time is your investment to get a chance at success; that sincerity, honesty and discipline is what you wear to work. Sweat is what you shell out at work; that at the end of the day you are never satisfied or content for that would be your last day; that you get back to assess you day, list out your faults; that imperfections are the debts that you carry to settle out the next day. There shall be another sunrise for us to repeat the routine.

                                                             Not everyone is born with the gift of talent, there are many Rahul Dravids around. The World is made by them.

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