The Moment of Truth
I remember that moment when Kapil Dev pulled off a spectacular one out of the blue to see the end of Vivian Richards , that summer evening in 1983 . It fulfilled the dreams of an entire nation which were pinned on those shoulders and elevated the people of that proud nation to the status of world champions . In the same way , I remember that night in June 2002 when David Beckham took that crucial penalty against Argentina in the FIFA World Cup in Japan . That not only pushed England to the next stage but erased the black mark that Beckham carried for 4 years since 1998 against the same rivals . On October 12th 2003 another piece of record was rewritten in motorsport history when Formula 1 ace Michael Schumacher won his record 6th world title and gave ferrari a record consecutive 5th title .
Now these were three different occasions and entirely different areas of achievements . Apart from the fact that they were sportsmen the one thing common to all of them being , this was the moment of truth for each one of them . Before they could even realise that they were worldbeaters , the moment had arrived and gone . Now in that crucial split second they achieved the imposssible , or at least what was thought to be impossible .
Now iamgine this : Kapil Dev drops Richards , Beckham misses the penalty , Ferrari crashes both cars ...
Had this been the result , those moments themselves let alone their greatness would have long been forgotten as another shot in the dark or perhaps remembered for all the wrong reasons . This difference in the results also changes the way we percieve things and ultimately brings us to the importance of that split second which I call " the moment of truth " . I find an astonishing similarity between them and us . In the same way each one of us faces a moment of truth in our lives more than once . I don't believe in the saying that opportunity knocks only once , anymore because every time I do what my job is, i see in it, a moment of truth, an opportunity to do the unthinkable.
They say " Some are born great , some achieve greatness , but some have greatness thrust upon them " . We belong to the third category , let us recieve greatness that is thrust upon us with open hands!
Now these were three different occasions and entirely different areas of achievements . Apart from the fact that they were sportsmen the one thing common to all of them being , this was the moment of truth for each one of them . Before they could even realise that they were worldbeaters , the moment had arrived and gone . Now in that crucial split second they achieved the imposssible , or at least what was thought to be impossible .
Now iamgine this : Kapil Dev drops Richards , Beckham misses the penalty , Ferrari crashes both cars ...
Had this been the result , those moments themselves let alone their greatness would have long been forgotten as another shot in the dark or perhaps remembered for all the wrong reasons . This difference in the results also changes the way we percieve things and ultimately brings us to the importance of that split second which I call " the moment of truth " . I find an astonishing similarity between them and us . In the same way each one of us faces a moment of truth in our lives more than once . I don't believe in the saying that opportunity knocks only once , anymore because every time I do what my job is, i see in it, a moment of truth, an opportunity to do the unthinkable.
They say " Some are born great , some achieve greatness , but some have greatness thrust upon them " . We belong to the third category , let us recieve greatness that is thrust upon us with open hands!
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