Three Life Lessons from Sports

I have been intending to write my first blog for the longest time now, its just that I never really found something that I would want to center it around.I thought to myself and after  long introspection figured that I was truly passionate about one thing,Sports.

A majority of my life has been dedicated to playing, watching, thinking and discussing sports.The passionate sports journey really taught me a  lot of things that I would like to classify as life lessons.

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1. Tennis really helped me build my perception of honest hard work "It's easy to lie about your preparation off the court but as soon as you get out there, the first person to remind you of your weakness is yourself."A sport will always be a true indicator of your strengths and weaknesses,The game is an extension of your own self.

2. Another important lesson that I learnt was that what looks calm at the surface is not necessarily a cake walk.Golf boasts of being an attractive sport however,it also carries the tag of being 'the most boring game ever.'Stylish outfits and beautiful courses add to the charm of the course and the calmness of the course have contributed to it being called boring.However,being a regular at the golf couse I can swear my life that the sport is way more attractive than it looks and is far more challenging and non-boring than most sports in the world.

3. The final lesson that I learnt from sports is the fact that 'if your playing a game ,play every point like your life depends on it but if someone else is playing,its only entertainment."We love sitting and discussing players and their games on particular days.Its only when you have argued for hours or someone says something foolish that you realist that the subject of the debate is sleeping miles away in a mansion you could have only hoped to buy.Hence,let the games other people play be a form of 'mere' or 'passionate' entertainment.

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This blog is a platform for my opinions on everything sporty; players,games,controversies,sporting equipment and everything that surrounds the sporting universe.Please do share your opinions and inputs on the way.

The Surprising Salaries of Sports Stars

There is no doubting the fact that sportsmen earn superstar salaries. Here is an interesting infographic I came across that gives quite an insight into 'The Surprising Salaries of Sports Stars.'

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Rory McIlroy on 'Late night with Jimmy Fallon'

Rory McIlroy in conversation with Jimmy Fallon on CNBC's popular talk show, 'Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.'

           
           

Conversation on golf

Its almost impossible to be passionate about something that scares you on most days. Very few things would force me out of bed at 7 AM on a Sunday morning. It all boils down that one common interest that makes even men sit in groups and gossip about....Golf. Like most passionate about the sport,I wake up in the morning to take stock of my activities for the day only to ensure that I have enough time to complete a round of golf.

Although,I can't wait for the weekend to play golf,its unthinkable in terms of how much I abuse it after the game is played.More often than not,I promise myself to not return to the greens again...in the end the love for golf ensures I get back there to remind myself of how useless I could be.So,there are many who think the way I do.We all love the sport no extent but we also love to hate it.We love telling our partners on the course,why we played a series of shots awfully.

There are a lot of interesting and humorous quotes around golf that we come across very often.I tried to compile some of them and put them together in this blog post.Hope you enjoy them.

Happy Reading and Happy GOLFING !!!!!

When I die, bury me on the golf course so my husband will visit.

Author Unknown

I don't say my golf game is bad, but if I grew tomatoes they'd come up sliced.

Author Unknown

I've spent most of my life golfing. the rest I've just wasted.

Author Unknown

They call it golf because all the other four-letter words were taken.

Raymond Floyd

The ardent golfer would play Mount Everest if somebody would put a flag stick on top.

Pete Dye (His golf courses reflect this belief!!!)

Golf is played by twenty million mature American men whose wives think they are out having fun.

Jim Bishop

It took me seventeen years to get three thousand hits in baseball. I did it in one afternoon on the golf course.

Hank Aaron

Golf is a game in which you yell "fore," shoot six, and write down five.

Paul Harvey

Give me golf clubs, fresh air & a beautiful partner, and you can keep the clubs and the fresh air.

Jack Benny

Have you ever noticed what golf spells backwards?

Al Boliska

The only time my prayers are never answered is on the golf course.

Billy Graham

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do, and you will probably come very close to having a perfect golf swing.

Ben Hogan

Go play golf. Go to the golf course. Hit the ball. Find the ball. Repeat until the ball is in the hole. Have fun. The end.

Chuck Hogan

If you think it's hard to meet new people, try picking up the wrong golf ball.

Jack Lemmon

It's good sportsmanship to not pick up lost golf balls while they are still rolling.

Mark Twain

Don't play too much golf. Two rounds a day are plenty.

Harry Vardon

Golf is a game in which one endeavors to control a ball with implements ill adapted for the purpose.

Woodrow Wilson

A golfer's diet: live on greens as much as possible .

Author Unknown

Gone golfin' ... be back about dark thirty.

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Born to golf. Forced to work.

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My body is here, but my mind has already teed off .

Author Unknown

Golf and sex are the only things you can enjoy without being good at them.

Jimmy DeMaret

May thy ball lie in green pastures.... and not in still waters.

Author Unknown

If I hit it right, it's a slice. If I hit it left, it's a hook. If I hit it straight, it's a miracle.

Author Unknown

The difference in golf and government is that in golf you can't improve your lie.

George Deukmejian