Sunday, August 26, 2012

The fine line between giving up and hanging in there.

Her ankle had never been under so much pain. This was a new kind of pain. She doesn't know how to describe it. Whatever the odds may be, she was determined to fight till the end. Her skin glistened with sweat, her blue Nike tshirt was as wet as it could get, her hair were neatly tied up in a ponytail and she wore a matching blue Adidas cap. Her physical state was in ruins. However, she was strong mentally, hopes were soaring high, the will to play was at a new level, and she was at peace. She gave it everything she could, but it was not enough. She was upset. But she swallowed her fears. She conquered them. She was raised to do so. She lost, but this wasn't failure. She was raised to be a strong-headed, strong willed and courageous girl. She was raised to win, even if it meant tackling defeat in the way. 

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  2. Anybody can handle victory, but it takes a really strong human being to handle defeat. Failures are often stepping stones to victory for they make us stumble and thereby make us more aware of the steps we take.
    A very important lesson of life conveyed in such a small post!

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  3. This post was based on something my mother said after I lost a match. She said, "If Roger Federer can lose to Andy in the Olympic Final and still bounce back..why can't you?"

    Got me thinking, and hence, the post. :)

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