Lesson from a recently concluded Cricket match
By Rajesh Setty on Wed 20 Sep 2006, 10:30 PM – 1 Comment
Being originally from India, I had to talk someday about Cricket. It is almost my duty 
Just kidding – I am using something from cricket to make a point.
This was a comment made about a player in the recently concluded match in Kuala Lumpur
“If he scores runs, it is attractive, a sight to
behold. I want my players to learn from a guy like that, he’s an exceptional talent.”
“Seeing him bat, there’s not much you can do sometimes. He is such a
perfect batsman that on occasions, you see guys struggle and he does
not. I’m happy that he has come back and is scoring runs because such a
great player needs to come to the fore.”
behold. I want my players to learn from a guy like that, he’s an exceptional talent.”
“Seeing him bat, there’s not much you can do sometimes. He is such a
perfect batsman that on occasions, you see guys struggle and he does
not. I’m happy that he has come back and is scoring runs because such a
great player needs to come to the fore.”
What was interesting was that this comment was made by Brian Lara (Captain of the West Indies team) on Sachin Tendulkar (star player from India)
When was the last time you showed this kind of respect to someone from your competition?
Hats off to Lara! There is a lesson for the rest of us there.
PS – some related reading:
Ways to distinguish yourself – #77 Treat your competition with respect
- Real-time and creative crowdsourcing at work!!
- Test of your character – Goeff Boycott’s view
- Quotes worth recording – James M. Barrie
- Lighting the fire
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Anonymous on September 22nd, 2006
Rajesh-
Neat example of Brian Lara, himself is a batting superstar, stating words of respect for Sachin Tendulkar.
Another repeated instance of disrespect for the competition is when a competitor makes unfavorable public remarks. In such circumstances, it is tempting to confront and bad-mouth the competition. As I explained in my blog article, often, blowing out the competition’s candle to make one’s shine brighter can backfire. I gave an example from the ultra-competitive airline industry.
http://www.rightattitudes.com/2006/05/15/respect-the-competition/
best,
-nagesh (http://www.RightAttitudes.com/)