Get more Golds

What it takes to be a super Olympian like Michael Phelps? It seemed to be an elusive combination for us Indians, until Abhinav Bindra gave us few clues. One clue which we I take from this ribbon cutting gold medal is that to be a successful sportsperson one must have high emotional intelligence. It won't be too difficult to imagine the surge of emotions in a shooter while taking the final shot or in a swimmer who is about to plunge for a 100m freestyle. It must be tremendous, tremendous enough to un-nerve a normal person. But fine sportsperson must know how to control these emotions, and use this as a tool for the best outcome. Lets have a look into the case of Bindra, one wonders, how being an Indian Abhinav managed to be such a fine shooter and grab a Gold from Beijing! Abhinav seems to be a blended incarnation of Arjuna and Yudhistira, a perfect combo of skills and calmness. But there must be something more than that to be the best. As we all know, by now, that Abhinav is not an ordinary Indian, he son of a millionaire business tycoon, spending millions in trainings and equipments. Instead of government's apathy towards sports, cricket being an exception, this man managed to get all the supplements which were very crucial and arguably of utmost importance.

On the other hand, if we look into the case of Michael Phelps, we get very different cues. Phelps was born to swim. In his early childhood, he was diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) which meant he had tremendous amount of surplus energy to be spent. And this surplus was channelized properly; he started using all of his extra energy kicking and slapping water since a tender age of five. Look at his structure and you will probably know why he is breaking all the records. His arm span is disproportionally wide and so is his feet size, moreover his body produces lower amount of lactic acid compared to other athletes, which means his muscles will get tired later and also recover quicker when compared to others. Hence we can say that the case of Phelps is a fine example of identifying the talent and moulding it to a world champ.( This guy is so abnormal that I have started to believe in a conspiracy theory, conjectured by myself. This theory suggests that Phelps is a prototype of USA's genetic engineering project to produce men with higher physical qualities... :-D )

The most influential factor, with which most of you will agree, i believe, is the nations system. Until and unless a country's system doesn't promotes and provides support in a right way, it will not be able to produce world champions, irrespective of the vastness of its talent pool. The antipathy of our political and social system is the main reason of failure of sports in our country, cricket being an exception. Definitely much more is expected from a humongous and quickly developing countries like ours. As i write this blog, I can still find India's position lower than other third world countries like Zimbabwe, Mongolia and many more. First of all, we seriously need to validate the capabilities of those who are going to determine the future course of India's sports, the neta's. We need to get right people over there before we begin our quest to find a few more Bindras and few Indian Phelps. Otherwise one won't be surprised to find advertisements coming in newspaper daily's which may read:

WANTED! Tall and slim children, preferably suffering from ADHD, for Indian Sports association. Age no bar. Son of millionaires are more welcome. Selected candidates will be given ration for whole life along with a stipend of Rs 1000 per month. HURRY!

P.S: This ad has been written keeping in mind the creativity and ingenuity of our bureaucrats.