tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post8287169287322834631..comments2024-02-05T00:26:35.857-08:00Comments on kiruku: In all humility...SRKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05915368004417241189noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-67707400982523879962009-11-18T09:30:22.493-08:002009-11-18T09:30:22.493-08:00@SRK
But this is still phenomenal for people like ...@SRK<br />But this is still phenomenal for people like me :) <br />Its a good valid point you have raised and I enjoyed reading Federer's interview !Anand KVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514095433848102234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-10285330254157800452009-11-18T09:17:34.120-08:002009-11-18T09:17:34.120-08:00@ V.Anand:
bhai, how do you know I shrugged it off...@ V.Anand:<br />bhai, how do you know I shrugged it off genuinely, or just that I did not want to piss people off with my arrogance? ;)<br /><br />jokes apart, the "phenomenal academics" part doesn't stand since one Mum Univ gold medal does not make one a world-class scholar... it is like being the best cricketer in Mumbai, which is way below the best in the world that Sachin is!SRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915368004417241189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-44057060730956753212009-11-18T09:13:35.200-08:002009-11-18T09:13:35.200-08:00@ Spidey:
Well, I moved beyond the "we need t...@ Spidey:<br />Well, I moved beyond the "we need to have common interests and likes to be friends" stage...<br /><br />Just to remind you...<br /><br />You watch serious B&W movies, I watch mindless 'colourful' ones...<br /><br />You cannot stand coconut in food... and I love coconut in my food... grated, oil, anyhow...<br /><br />You are hopelessly romantic, or at least claim to be one... I am romantically hopeless, or at least claim to be one...<br /><br />I can go on, but let's just say "my tolerance level improved" and leave it at that :P<br /><br />@ Idling and Spidey:<br />1. When I talked about legends being a bit modest, I wasn't making a case for them to behave like obnoxious pricks... looking down upon people and throwing weight around etc...<br /><br />somehow, I cannot seem to explain it... so let me point out this interview of the greatest tennis player I have seen... http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/columnists/paul_kimmage/article6917213.ece<br /><br />he is not arrogant, he seems comfortable with the "greatest of all time" tag, but he is not overtly modest... incidentally, I still support Rafa!<br /><br />2. I am not denying the fact that people EXPECT great people to be modest... I am just wondering why? :)<br /><br />phew, that was a long response...SRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915368004417241189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-65382369609738825562009-11-18T09:06:26.724-08:002009-11-18T09:06:26.724-08:00SRK - To understand why Sachin does things, I thin...SRK - To understand why Sachin does things, I think you yourself are the best example. <br />e.g. I consider your academic achievements to be phenomenal i.e. above par than normal students, but you have almost always dismissed this as 'I just did my best'<br />:)Anand KVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12514095433848102234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-13182312995142265042009-11-17T11:07:37.893-08:002009-11-17T11:07:37.893-08:00The point is simple. We, the public, EXPECT the gr...The point is simple. We, the public, EXPECT the great to be humble. Why, I don't know. We just do. Rem the whole Abdul Kalam frisking incident? Dr Kalam was all, it's no biggie, blah blah blah. Had he pulled a SRK (I mean Mr. Khan, not u :D), fewer people would have rallied behind the "UA must apologize" banner, and Kalam would've gotten some bad press a la Khan.<br /><br />That said, the second rule applies more to conservative societies like Asia and Old Europe. America doesn't mind self-aggrandizement - Muhammed Ali was the perfect example. I suppose it comes with the idea that old money/ gentry doesn't show off.Idling in Top Gearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440232972672349966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-80619164080350810412009-11-17T10:02:45.099-08:002009-11-17T10:02:45.099-08:00Now, considering I am not a sachin admirer, how di...Now, considering I am not a sachin admirer, how did we get along well? Or did we ? ;)<br /><br />I have no issues with people who are aware of what they have achieved but if they look down upon others because of that, then it is unacceptable. You have to accord the basic human dignity to every human.spiderman!https://www.blogger.com/profile/06302461411121285596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-52524070976684043272009-11-17T09:56:08.975-08:002009-11-17T09:56:08.975-08:00@ Idling:
I agree with the first point, that you n...@ Idling:<br />I agree with the first point, that you need to have something to be modest about :)<br /><br />but I fail to see why a proud great man is not helping himself? Which is what I have been wondering in the post...<br /><br />If Sachin woke up a 6 a.m. every day to practice and missed school to play cricket, why does the world expect him to say "it is God's grace", or "I'm just happy to be given a chance to live my dream"... Why can't he go "Damn, I slogged my ass for this, so I feel I deserve every rupee of the 100 crore endorsement deal I am getting"... forget the fact that Sachin may not want to say it actually... <br /><br />@ Anjana:<br />TR is a great only in his own mind, and maybe in the blogosphere :)SRKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915368004417241189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-15700123759025869552009-11-14T12:55:17.479-08:002009-11-14T12:55:17.479-08:00Clearly, T.Rajendhar disagrees with you.Clearly, T.Rajendhar disagrees with you.Anjana Rhttp://anjanar12.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26844109.post-70271529277203543352009-11-14T06:37:31.474-08:002009-11-14T06:37:31.474-08:00I think the best advice on this matter is what Gil...I think the best advice on this matter is what Gilda Meir said - "Don't be so modest. You are not that great." I think ONLY the great deserve modesty. A modest average Joe isn't really helping himself, and neither is a proud great man helping himself. I've had this debate a 100 times at home and my favorite example is how Gandhi went to a business meeting with the British PM without a shirt or shoes and still was seen as an equal, but *you* can't even get inside the British Consulate in Chennai without a shirt or shoes.Idling in Top Gearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02440232972672349966noreply@blogger.com