Monday, June 02, 2008

Truly a Penalty!!!

Penalties in football are the only way out to separate two teams,both of them having given their blood and soul for 120 minutes to win the coveted title.The drama and the agony associated with the shootout is what attract millions of viewers all around the world praying for their teams victory.For me the purpose of shootout is to seek out fools rather than heroes,the fools on whom the responsibility of the loss can be pinned,One can become a zero from a hero in fraction of second.

This is what happened in this years champions league final,when Mr chelsea,John Terry missed a spot kick which took away the champions league trophy from his hand..the kick which would always weigh down on his shoulders, till he redeems himself with the champions league title. Though he wasn't the only one who missed the penalty,but we will still remember him rather that ronaldo and anelka , because he was expected to be the torch bearer of chelses ,mr dependable and what not.....

The pain could be clearly seen in the eyes of a player .. who missed the trophy by a whisker..a player who cried when manchester united lifted the trophy...may be it was fitting on the 50th death anniversary of the busby babes, a team which promised so much for United..may be they were playing with them on that night at Moscow.The image which would always strike my mind would be of bobby charlton receiving the first winner medal(though he refused to wear it) on behalf of his team mates who left the world on a dreaded night at Munich....

Penalty shootouts are truth of life also, like in the game of football you get one opportunity to prove yourself , though it's more than fraction of a second(it may be 2-6 hrs). The opportunity which can make or break your dream. If you fail to realize this one moment, then life can haunt you till you res eruct it back ... which can be painful. The moment one realises that an opportunity is missed , he will stand in front of the world stripped of one's pretensions and conceit, it will leave you helpless and show the image that you hoped no one will ever notice.One is forced to stand Naked,bereft of ones self esteem and at the mercy of others...But still the life has to go on , so what happens next ??? One is thrown at a place forced by the whims of his dear ones to build his life again .. a place where one is least interested to go, feels like a big hole, that one is crawling to get out of it ...though others make it sure to pull you down..a place where one knows that he is smarter and more intelligent than his peers, but there aren't any opportunities to prove one's worth ... may be it's a penalty for not fulfilling your talent and expectations...But this world does provide with more motivation to get the hell out of here , so one works twice as hard... sacrificing all the pleasures in life...all the comforts ... to pursue his dreams....and how satisfying it is when the whole world realises your talents (though somewhat late)....and you shut many mouths in this process........

Life throws a PENALTY at you , which can be reversed for sure ... and i am sure Mr Chelsea would do the same....