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An anecdote
Navjot Singh Sidhu once shared an anecdote of a one day international against West Indies in 1988. It was his third tournament and Sachin Tendulkar's second.
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#Champions
An anecdote
Navjot Singh Sidhu once shared an anecdote of a one day international against West Indies in 1988. It was his third tournament and Sachin Tendulkar's second.
@jaideepb
To give you a little context, it was a wet pitch and as you may know, the West Indies players were HUGE! @Vaidyvoice
Sidhu very desperately asked the then captain, Azharuddin to do him one favour and win the toss because batting on the wet pitch was going to be a huge challenge! @HKA_2017
As the coin was flipped for the toss, Azharuddin indicated to Sidhu to pad up because they had lost the toss!
Frightened of the massive West Indies bowlers and concerned about how they would face them, Sidhu and Tendulkar started their walk to the pitch.
Frightened of the massive West Indies bowlers and concerned about how they would face them, Sidhu and Tendulkar started their walk to the pitch.
Sidhu asked Tendulkar, "What are we going to do?"
The 16 year old Tendulkar, in his squeaky voice simply replies, "we'll play."
Sidhu then asks who will face the first over? Tendulkar very cheekily says you face and quickly walks over to the other side of the pitch.
The 16 year old Tendulkar, in his squeaky voice simply replies, "we'll play."
Sidhu then asks who will face the first over? Tendulkar very cheekily says you face and quickly walks over to the other side of the pitch.
Left with no choice, Sidhu gets ready to face Curtly Ambrose. He bowled 7 balls, of which 6 hit Sidhu on various parts of his body and none even touched the bat and one was a no ball.
Before the second over began, Sidhu and Tendulkar had a quick chat and Sidhu said, "this guy is so huge that the balls seem to be dropping from the sky!
As soon as it bounces, I'm left confused about which way it will go! What are you going to do?” Once again, Tendulkar in his squeaky voice says, "I'll play."
The second over was to be bowled by Ian Bishop, a massive, mountain of a man. When he ran, the earth seemed to move. Ian Bishop starts his run up and delivers and to Sidhu's surprise, Tendulkar runs towards the ball and receives it as a full toss and whacks a sixer!
Stunned, Sidhu asks Sachin, "What did you do?" Tendulkar simply says, "You said it's difficult to judge the ball after it bounces so I didn't let it bounce."
What I'm trying to explain through this simple example is how a champion's mindset works.
What I'm trying to explain through this simple example is how a champion's mindset works.
Their thought process is not "it's so difficult, how will I do it?"
Their thought process is "yes, it's difficult, how can I accomplish it?"
Their thought process is "yes, it's difficult, how can I accomplish it?"
It's the mindset that sets a champion apart from the crowd.
Always remember, your thoughts create your habits which create your character which builds your destiny. @JustPunforfun
Always remember, your thoughts create your habits which create your character which builds your destiny. @JustPunforfun
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