Why Did Sachin Run With Full Cricketing Gear On The Ground After A Day’s Training?
I played cricket. Sachin Tendulkar also played. My father found me playing cricket, skipping classes. Sachin Tendulkar too skipped classes. I watched cricket on the eve of my board exam. Sachin must have also done this. But Sachin became Sachin. Brand Swamy only becomes Brand Swamy.
What went wrong? I was playing. He was working. That is the difference. He was taken from one maidan to another. He practiced with a coin on the stumps, which he could collect if the bowler couldn't beat him. He played for that coin again and again. Sachin was seen running on the ground with full cricket gear on his back after a full day’s training. I was found sleeping after a two-hour friendly match. Practice made the difference, regardless of the field. There is an interesting story about basketball legend Kobe Bryant. One day, his coach found him sweaty on the ground when he arrived for the practice session. The coach asked, “When did you finish your last session?” Kobe replied, “Just now.
I wanted to complete 800 shots before you guys turned up for training.” He smiled. Kobe used to make 1,000 shots every day when he was a teenager. In a 1990s study on musicians, it was found that top performers were differentiated by their effort, not by talent. The top violinists had logged more than 10,000 hours of training on their violins by the time they were in their twenties! Read that again – 10,000 hours of practice!!
But why? I found the reason in neuroscience. Have you ever made a conscious effort to beat your heart? Do you know why you cross your legs the way you do when you're thinking? How do you shift gears and press the clutch at the exact same time while talking to your co-driver? Most of our brain operates on a subconscious level, meaning we are on autopilot without conscious thought.
The more you practice, the more your brain creates neural connections and puts that task on autopilot. Kobe’s brain knew from where to shoot, the angle of his hands, and how much he needed to jump to score from that distance. It was on automode. Even if his body didn’t want to, his brain made him do it. Sachin’s brain knew how many steps he should take to hit that sixer against Shane Warne at Sharjah.
So, when you say you are not successful, it simply means you have not tried enough. Accept it and start working harder.
Why Did Sachin Run With Full Cricketing Gear On The Ground After A Day’s Training?
I played cricket. Sachin Tendulkar also played. My father found me playing cricket, skipping classes. Sachin Tendulkar too skipped classes. I watched cricket on the eve of my board exam. Sachin must have also done this. But Sachin became Sachin. Brand Swamy only becomes Brand Swamy.
What went wrong? I was playing. He was working. That is the difference. He was taken from one maidan to another. He practiced with a coin on the stumps, which he could collect if the bowler couldn't beat him. He played for that coin again and again. Sachin was seen running on the ground with full cricket gear on his back after a full day’s training. I was found sleeping after a two-hour friendly match. Practice made the difference, regardless of the field. There is an interesting story about basketball legend Kobe Bryant. One day, his coach found him sweaty on the ground when he arrived for the practice session. The coach asked, “When did you finish your last session?” Kobe replied, “Just now.
I wanted to complete 800 shots before you guys turned up for training.” He smiled. Kobe used to make 1,000 shots every day when he was a teenager. In a 1990s study on musicians, it was found that top performers were differentiated by their effort, not by talent. The top violinists had logged more than 10,000 hours of training on their violins by the time they were in their twenties! Read that again – 10,000 hours of practice!!
But why? I found the reason in neuroscience. Have you ever made a conscious effort to beat your heart? Do you know why you cross your legs the way you do when you're thinking? How do you shift gears and press the clutch at the exact same time while talking to your co-driver? Most of our brain operates on a subconscious level, meaning we are on autopilot without conscious thought.
The more you practice, the more your brain creates neural connections and puts that task on autopilot. Kobe’s brain knew from where to shoot, the angle of his hands, and how much he needed to jump to score from that distance. It was on automode. Even if his body didn’t want to, his brain made him do it. Sachin’s brain knew how many steps he should take to hit that sixer against Shane Warne at Sharjah.
So, when you say you are not successful, it simply means you have not tried enough. Accept it and start working harder.
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