As Rafa rises, how will Federer be remembered?
Will Federer be remembered as the great champion who never won the French Open (though he may win it the coming years) ? Reminds me of Ivan Lendl who never won the Wimbledon.
It's interesting to note that in spite of numerous successes many are remembered by their one act of failure. Chetan Sharma was a decent bowler with a hat-trick in One Day internationals to his credit. Yet he will be remembered for bowling the last ball of the game that was whacked for a 'six' by Javed Miandad. Mike Tyson will be remembered for biting Holyfield's ear off. O J Simpson for fleeing in his white Ford Bronco. Bangaru Laxman for accepting a bribe. The list is interestingly long.
Why will the public remember the frailties of other human beings discounting their strengths? Why are we inherently drawn to 'sadness'? Why do we sport 'long faces'?
An opinion survey in the UK a few months ago found this - Asked whether Britain was a “happier place to live in” now than in 1997, only 8 per cent thought it was, while 58 per cent thought it wasn’t. But 22 per cent thought that it was a better place for women to live in, 35 per cent a better place for disabled people, 51 per cent for ethnic minorities and a bona 61 per cent thought that it was better for gay people. The suggestion here seemed to be that “they” were getting better treatment than “us”.
David Aaronovitch, writing in the Times has this take on why the long face in Britain.
Pic : Beautiful Sadness by superkev, www.deviantart.com
It's interesting to note that in spite of numerous successes many are remembered by their one act of failure. Chetan Sharma was a decent bowler with a hat-trick in One Day internationals to his credit. Yet he will be remembered for bowling the last ball of the game that was whacked for a 'six' by Javed Miandad. Mike Tyson will be remembered for biting Holyfield's ear off. O J Simpson for fleeing in his white Ford Bronco. Bangaru Laxman for accepting a bribe. The list is interestingly long.
Why will the public remember the frailties of other human beings discounting their strengths? Why are we inherently drawn to 'sadness'? Why do we sport 'long faces'?
An opinion survey in the UK a few months ago found this - Asked whether Britain was a “happier place to live in” now than in 1997, only 8 per cent thought it was, while 58 per cent thought it wasn’t. But 22 per cent thought that it was a better place for women to live in, 35 per cent a better place for disabled people, 51 per cent for ethnic minorities and a bona 61 per cent thought that it was better for gay people. The suggestion here seemed to be that “they” were getting better treatment than “us”.
David Aaronovitch, writing in the Times has this take on why the long face in Britain.
Pic : Beautiful Sadness by superkev, www.deviantart.com
Comments
Speaking of someone else's failure is very easy. The reason is that everyone is opinionated. This reminds me of the lines from the movie 'In Pursuit of Happyness':
"People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you that you can't do it"
And WE, are people...
Speaking of someone else's failure is very easy. The reason is that everyone is opinionated. This reminds me of the lines from the movie 'In Pursuit of Happyness':
"People can't do something themselves, they want to tell you that you can't do it"
And WE, are people...
Absolutely, I agree...WE are People !