Yep I know! Cynic, pessimist..call me all that you want, but the fact remains that a country with such a humongous population finally won "one" gold! I am not undermining the efforts of our man Abhinav Bhindra, pardon me if you got it all wrong. I am just speculating why a country of a solid billion and some has consistently been emerging a dud when it comes to sports other than, hmm, cricket...maybe? Reasons??? Lets count the ways! India never as a rule encouraged any sport apart from cricket which is one of the foremost reasons behind our less than average performance. No encouragement, no recognition, and a distinct apathy towards other sports spells anathema to even the most motivated. And then, there is always the situation with our politicians and their "more for me" attitude. Desi netas never quit..from their pillaging. I think they just cant help it, poor things. If there is any money channelized towards sports (if there is, that is), most go into their pockets. My least favorite reason being our general lack of pride in our country. We will crib at every lost opportunity at that moment, forget it, get on with our everyday mundanities of life until the next lost opportunity, and so on. For example, look at me. I am cribbing, I feel hurt, but lo and behold, two days from now, I am off with my life leaving all this behind!
Still call me a cynic? More a pragmatist, I would like to believe :).
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