19th April 2011
``Every ball went exactly where I wanted it to go until the ball that got me out''
Don Bradman
Let's look at one more learning point from a game of cricket. It's about failing in front of thousands of people and still not giving up trying. When a batsman leaves the pavilion to the crease to play his best game, he has no clue as to how well he is going to play and how much score he is going to score. He plays in front of thousands of spectators and billions of viewers. He is fully aware and conscious that his every stroke is being watched. Whenever he plays his best shot, his fans will encourage him. He wants to score a century and he knows that his fans wants him to do exactly this.
In the recent world cup match against Pakistan, the whole world was waiting to witness Tendulkar scoring his 100th century. Just put yourself in his shoes. When everyone was waiting to see his 100th century, he plays a wrong shot and he is out! What will be our reaction when we fail? How do we process our failures at our emotional level? Isn't true that sometimes we are too sensitive about failing? Don't we give up trying?
We should learn to accept failure and stand disappointments from the cricketers. In fact it is true with reference to any sports. Just imagine your being watched by thousands of people when you're working, and everyone very anxious that you succeed. Let's take the example of passing a School Final Exam or any competitive exam. Year after year we read people committing suicides after failing in some exam.
When we fail in our business how do we react? Sometimes it's the fear of failing in front of others which is more fearful than the fact of failure itself!
Let's learn this important lesson from the cricketers!
N C Sridharan
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