The final vtu tournament of ma career.. so desperately wanted 2 finish off on a high.. but da very build up 2 the toutnament was irritating. had 2 come 2 the ground straight from the majestic bus stand on ma way back from bellary to attend practice. as usual there was a lot of bad blood between da captain n the players..
Finally managed 2 put al da issues behind n were al geared up 4 da tournament. but stil, there was a spark missin in da whole team. we were definitely lagging a leader n wit so many of us in da final year there was o lot of ego clashes...
even da team composition was not al dat great.. we were a mixture of a bunch of old men coupled wit some fresh inexperienced feet.. so wit al these factors accompanyin us reachin da inter zonals itself would hav been a great achievement 4 us..
so we had practice 4 a few days but stil were not on top of r game.. we actually would hav missed da whole tournament cos of lack of communication between da faculty n players.. we didnt even know when da actual match was supposed 2 be held.
wit al last min prep.. gettin dat dog princi's sign on da form 2 adjustin atleast 10 jerseys 2 findin da way 2 acharya coll(which was located in some halli).. somehow managed 2 overcome al this n we were al ready 2 face da tough opponents.. lol.. (even though we knew da opposition in r zone r not dat great)..
da whole team reached acharya at 9 in da mornin in 2 cars n 5 bikes.. 17 of us includin da always sleepin or smoking junior gokul as r 17th man.. it was a long drive... from there we were sent 2 da bel grounds.. so went 2 dat ground n settled down there in da shades of a huge tree.. we gotta know r match wil oly be in da evenin or sometimes we might not even hav a match da 1st day.. so spent most of da time kicking vinay's ass.. or enjoyin da jack-sat fight.. lol.. it was fun..
finally we played at 6 15 in da evenin.. 7 mins half.. scraped through in a shootout even though we played we..
next day was hectic.. 1st beat alpha.. convincingly.. but match after match i was poppin.. n i was realizin da very fact dat i aint da old sandy anymore.. legs r weak.. passion lost.. etc etc.. i can go on lik dat.. next in line was sit.. if we beat them we r off 2 shimoga..
was a tough match.. scored in this n we again managed 2 win by a whisker.. but da worse part.. 1st time missed a PENALTY in ma coll footbal career.. i knew ma time was nearin.. time 2 hang ma boots.. finals even though of no importance was against mvit.. no1 was even bothered 2 play seroiusly n we surrendered tamely.. nevertheless every1 was over joyed.. wat ever.. we were off 2 SHIMOGA anyways.. so collected r trophy n medals n departed from da ground...
on r way back gotta know results were announced.. as usual one more FC.. don think i'l get an FCD in ma engi life.. but stil.. m overjoyed wit ma results.. clear 4 more.. n m an engineer.. way 2 go sandy.. even though u suck at footbal now u r atleast clearin ur subjects.. lol.. dat gives sandy more satisfaction.. off 2 shimoga in 5 days.. lets c wats in store 4 us there...
congrats 2 da team on reachin da inter zonals.. hope 2 hav a blast there....
" Its always better 2 retire in ur peak"
2 comments:
the self-pity sydrome is one of the most devastating ever i think...hehe what the fcuk wre you thinking when you sat down and concluded that 4matches decide whether or not someone legs are weak, to me legs are not the its the mind that has weakened...
bob advice for life, its easy to pick up from wre you left most times, but to pick up from wre u lost is imp...haha thats' a fckg neat line man!!!
again it is SIT and not sit, and it well and not we.. give ur posts a bit more thought and work as it ages!!!
Hanging the boots?!!
NEver really understood that line.
Even then, i did not realise yu were being serious...Another joke of d lot, altho i knew wen it came to football or any sport for tat matter, yur perception never got comical.
Tha pain tat resulted due to the loss may not prolong but den d regret tat vud result later cos of a decision taken when in anguish vud cling on.probably one i learnt 4m life as wel as 4m several of those fwded msgs...Giving up is the easiest thing,the 1st thought tat vud strike an agonized mind...but holding it together wen everything seems like fallin apart is the true strength,n definitely not the weak legs or a passion tat seems to hv gone astray tat determine how strong yu are.
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