27th July saw the commencement of the XXX Summer Olympics being held in London. A spectacular opening ceremony, which had some of the best entertainers performing and a special appearance by the Queen and 'James Bond', Daniel Craig kept the audience spellbound. Bollywood great Amitabh Bachchan's run with the Olympic torch and AR Rehman's performance during the opening ceremony were the high points for all Indians during the inaugural part of the sporting extravaganza.
The motto of Olympics is Citius, Altius, Fortius which in Latin means Faster, Higher, Stronger and was proposed by the father of the modern Olympics, the French nobleman Baron Pierre de Coubertin and introduced and accepted during the Paris Olympics in 1924. The spirit of the games has over the years bonded the world together and has also given rise to some phenomenal sports persons and their tales of heroism and indomitable spirit have become legendary.
Jesse Owens tryst with 'Nazi' Germany and Adolf Hitler during the Berlin Olympics of 1936 or Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10 during the Montreal Olympics in 1976 are just two incidents that come to mind where superhuman efforts at the Olympics became part of folklore and inspired millions around the world.
The wrestler KD Jadhav, independent India's first individual medalist fought not only against his opponents in the Helsinki Olympics of 1952 but also against government apathy and poverty. He had to himself sponsor his trip and participation in the Olympics. He fought and won inspite of the system not because of it. The main thing was he had confidence in himself and did not buckle under pressure be it mental, physical or financial.
What every Blue Carameler needs to learn from the Olympics is that though the participants have enormous pressure to cope with, the rewards of coping with pressure and fighting it out and becoming victorious has a feeling and satisfaction that no other thing in the world has. Best of Luck to the Indian Contingent at the London Olympics and all the very best to the Blue Caramelers for these last 2 days of July! GodSpeed and no rest till we are the best!
Jesse Owens tryst with 'Nazi' Germany and Adolf Hitler during the Berlin Olympics of 1936 or Nadia Comaneci's perfect 10 during the Montreal Olympics in 1976 are just two incidents that come to mind where superhuman efforts at the Olympics became part of folklore and inspired millions around the world.
The wrestler KD Jadhav, independent India's first individual medalist fought not only against his opponents in the Helsinki Olympics of 1952 but also against government apathy and poverty. He had to himself sponsor his trip and participation in the Olympics. He fought and won inspite of the system not because of it. The main thing was he had confidence in himself and did not buckle under pressure be it mental, physical or financial.
What every Blue Carameler needs to learn from the Olympics is that though the participants have enormous pressure to cope with, the rewards of coping with pressure and fighting it out and becoming victorious has a feeling and satisfaction that no other thing in the world has. Best of Luck to the Indian Contingent at the London Olympics and all the very best to the Blue Caramelers for these last 2 days of July! GodSpeed and no rest till we are the best!
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