The other day when I was reading Dada's interview, the only thought that crossed my mind was "How can we control our tongue without reacting too much when we are angry?" I have asked this question many a times to myself because I m a firm believer of the fact that words exchanged at the heat of the moment stays on forever ..... Sometime back I was of the opinion that walking out of that situation without opening your mouth is the best option. But having done a controversial walkout in Hyderabad for which even now I repent I have to admit that I have changed my strategy (Strategy ;) ).Nowadays I just react as if nothing has happened. Already I have a habit of not showing my emotions in my face and with this no one can guess whether I am angry or not. I have to admit that I have been quite successful in many a occasions. Even yesterday during a argument with my brother I was completely pissed of.But I did not argue with him. After that one sided discussion I was actually happy for the fact that I never even uttered a word. I really enjoyed that feeling of able to control the emotion ;).I got a high kick(like a tequila shot ;) ) infact that was the second time on the same day. The other one was with a team member. I enjoyed every bit of the ability to control your emotions(Not the actual moments though). The one which I will cherish forever was the one that happened in Hyderabad. A group of 20 people including me ,went to Ramoji Film City(The most boring place in this whole world or atleast I felt it that way).When we were waiting for our turn for a ride, two people jumped the line and stood in front of us. I and my friend were red in anger. My friend started shouting. For some strange reason I did not shout nor did I react. I just said to my friend that’s ok leave them. Then as soon we went inside for the ride I opted for the bumper car which was next to one of the person who jumped the line. I started targeting him and was actually very successful in colliding my car on his car repeatedly. He literally got pissed of and was shouting in Hindi. But I ignored him completely. That was fun.
Even now I will have to admit that at times I show my temper to my parents. Maybe the fact that they r my parents and they can accept my true self(short tempered Balaji) makes me react this way ;).
Dada, if you have really reacted the way newspaper reports claims to be I feel it would have been better had you voiced your views after the series. Even after this incident you r my role model because, after all you are human and humans have the liberty to err. ;)
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As we already discussed ;), there is no wrong time to do the right thing.....Even if he had waited for the series to finish to comment, i don't see a big difference....Again only people who are not confident have to wait like dat....for ex: Vengsarkar has said he will comment after the series....cause he wants to hold his words as there is always a risk that Ganguly might perform well lols.... ;)
Its not abt whether Vengsarkar wins or loses.Its abt the TEAM.I guess with these there will only be more distractions and increased media scrutiny which I feel may hut India's chances.
I go with hemanth , those who express themself and outspoken
are generally confident .
Big difference is being assertive ,to decide when to be outspoken and when to hold your nerve .
Neither ganguly is right or Vengsarkaris wrong :-)
Super Ashok.....u r right.....if all players r confident and driven by their own talents and mental toughness, media must or can never have an impact on them.....Did media impact Ganguly when the whole world screwec him a year ago?. how was he able to give a big come back?. thats there lies the true strength of a good technician :)
Ah guys,
Don't u think we r in consensus?
All the three agree with the point of Ganguly's outburst.
The only point of contention was the timing
Ashok, I totally agree with u when u say "..big difference is being assertive ,to decide when to be outspoken and when to hold your nerve ."
Ashok, one need not be outspoken to be confident ;)That depends on each one's personality or atleast that's my opinion ;)
As a senior player Ganguly's comments like "I have scored more runs than others changing their hair styles" is a bit too much.. directly aimed at Dhoni as he prefers young players and has proved with them. What would be happening with in the team now with this comment?? Ganguly was never a good test player compared to Sachin,Laxman or Dravid and expecting the selectors to keep giving him opportunities is a bit too much. He wouldnt have commented if he was a true Indian wanting an Indian victory irrespective of whether he is the team or not, should have atleast waited for the series to get over
Balaji , yes it depends on the personality . but it needs lot of courage and self confidence to speak out like ganguly .. after all he is bound to lot of critisism .
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