Tuesday, August 16, 2011

TOPDOG PERSONAbiLITIES



Most enthrall and happening three sports of all time- CRICKET, LAWN-TENNIS and SOCCER.
 If I ask you -Name the topmost conspicuous sportsman of the millenium? Probably,most of you would name them as listed:
*Sachin Tendulkar *Roger Federer *Michael phelps *Pele *Lance armstrong *Tiger Woods *Gary Kasparov *Michael Schumacher *Michael Jordan *Mohammed Ali  *Dhyaan Chand  (no particular order)
I didn't mention their names just because I'm a big die-hard fan but because they were/are really the bestest of best at  their related fields.

TOP THREE:
1. SACHIN-CRICKET GOD


   One of those humans who reflects the image of GOD. When I didn't knew about the cricket god(sachin), the only thing that attracted my attention were CRICKETS(insects)outside my house. But as of now, I like it as its a Gentleman's game which seems to be quite free from hooliganism (unlike Ice hockey, PAK cricket team etc). Although there are other cases like doping, slow over rates, match fixing and more. But its been taken care of, by the assosciations (atleast we believe so). Cricket in India binds all four directions of our nation tightly. The Sachin factor has played a significant role in it.  A cricketer who has never been affected by age and continues to have the hunger for success burning in him, as was evident when he achieved his dream of lifting the World Cup at the age of 38 when most cricketers at that age would be hanging up their boots.  Despite growing talks of his retirement, Sachin continues to keep his critics guessing, inspire the nation and still remains the one man who can bring a billion people come to a stand still when he’s batting.

 
*Pay attention to the attention- SACHIN and RETIREMENT shouldn't be used in the same sentence, unless there's "should not  be taking" term added to in the middle.

2. ROGER FEDERER-
 
 29 years old but still the best at lawn-tennis. Roger still remains a force to be reckoned with on the grass despite the emergence of Novak Djokovic.  A classy player who displays extraordinary poise always, be it when he wins or he loses, Federer is similar to Sachin Tendulkar in the fact that he refuses to listen to his critics who tell him it’s time to hang up his boots and continues to fight on. Although Rafael Nadal makes it stimulating difficult for federer at clay court but he obviously can't beat Fedex in Greatness(No one can). As of now, only FEDERER or fedERROR can beat Federer.




3. Michael Phelps-
Like Simon Burnett(British freestyler) said- "He’s not from another planet. He’s from the future.”

 
  Michael  is definitely the embodiment of greatness and its an honor to watch him swim. The spectacle of his swims is appreciated not just by the ‘occasional blogger’ like me but by the likes of other famous athletes at the elite level(that matters most).He remains to be the greatest on Olympic medal count and there are no superlatives worthy of what just gets unfolded by him every now or again at the olympic level.


**LIONEL MESSI**(ARCHANGEL OF SOCCER)
   I know that top-three sportsperson's list is over but I think we can make exception for the ‘barca argentine player’- MESSI.

"He’s a joy to watch but not much fun to play against"(says U.S. captain Landon Donovan)  
 Greatness and Messi sounds synonymous to each other. He may be short in stature but leaves every player on the planet look like a midget in front of him due to his sheer brilliance with the football, for they know he can leave them gasping for breath and completely flat-footed while he races away at lightning speed with the ball calmly slotting it into the goal and celebrating like a kid, leaving them to bury their faces in their hands. I bet there's no single defender in soccer who can challenge him one-on-one(or maybe two-on-one).Although I'm a fan of CR too but still 'comparing L.Messi to C.Ronaldo is as same as comparing Ricky ponting to Sachin Tendulkar'*no offense*  Ronaldo is a little bit aggressive and ironically, his Achilles heel lies in his head.
(* IRONIC La Liga at its best-  'pass the ball to XAVI dammit'  and 'hey!You three defenders!Go stop MESSI')

Honest Question-'Do you think it takes a little bit away from Lionel's greatness provided the fact that he doesn't perform at the same level in country?'#just asking
PS:
 Kudos to all these players for their STRONG WILL and WEAK WON’T


1 comment:

  1. what best is to good,, sachin is to cricket

    n u were too good in spotting those fedERRORS

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