The Tireless Tyrone??
(Everybody can be great, because everybody can
serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make
your subject and your verb agree to serve...You only need a heart full of
grace, a soul generated by love.) - Martin Luther King,
Jr. -
Dear Young minds,
Friday’s (7-12-12) massive earthquake in north Japan
coincided with the announcement of de-recognition of Archery Association of
India (AAI) and Indian Amateur Boxing Federation (IABF). The tremors in the
corridors of Delhi’s Shastri Bhawan, where sports minister Jitendera Singh made
the announcement, rattled the Chautala-Bhanot camp which had earlier defied the
dictate of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). This came following
suspension of the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) by the International Olympic
Committee and provisional suspension of IABF.
Suddenly we are out of Olympics; our great athletes
and sports personnel sim(B)ly cannot participate under our 'Tricolour' (at least as of now) for no
fault of theirs but thanks to 'some' mess up in the IOA election process by
powers that be. Almost (suddenly again) my mind went back to last years NBC
report (a contrasting one) about a millionaire
janitor,Tyrone Curry, who single handedly appears to be doing wonderfully well
to encourage and promote sports @ his home base Seattle.
This guy won over $3.4 million dollars in the
Washington State lottery 6 years ago and still spends his dayssweeping the
cafeteria floor at Evergreen High School. "I
try to make sure it's spotless and it's ready for the kids,' he says, with a smile on his face. After cleaning, he goes off to his
second job -- coaching the track and field team. "Ten years ago, I said
if I win some money, I'm going to put a track here," Tyrone said, and that's exactly what he did when he gave his boss a
check for $40,000.
Do visit for 'Dotson's show at:
शतॆषु जायतॆ शूर: सहस्रॆषु च पण्डित:
वक्ता दशसहस्रॆषु दाता भवति वा न वा
The quote I have referred above under the
header, is an excerpt from Martin Luther King Jr's stirring speech, "The
Drum Major Instinct" in which he urges all to find greatness
through service and love.
"I would rather be
able to appreciate things I can not have than to have things I am not able to
appreciate".
-Elbert Hubbard, author
(1856-1915)
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