Courage in the face of adversity is wonderful and the field of sports is replete with stories of how sportsmen overcame personal tragedies for the greater cause of the team. Who can forget Anil Kumble, jaw broken by a bouncer wired together, face covered with bandages and body pumped with pain killing injections, walking out to bowl a memorable spell in West Indies in a Test Match? Then there was Sachin Tendulkar, in a world cup match, a day after he lost his father, coming out and scoring a century. Lance Armstrong, the legendary cyclist, overcoming cancer to win multiple Tour de France. Then there is Phil Mickelson, the then No.2 Golfer behind Tiger Woods in 2009. During the year, he heard the shattering news of his wife Amy having breast cancer, and then later in the year, his mother Mary also being diagnosed with breast cancer. Shattering for any man, but Mickelson is made of sterner stuff. He put aside his personal problems and roared back with magnificent golf during the later part of 2009 to earn the respect of one and all. But all the above pales in comparison to what happened to young Bob Blair, a 21 year old New Zealand Cricketer who was touring South Africa in 1953. The melancholy of the situation is poignant.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/sunday-star-times/sport/3481631/Kiwi-courage-at-its-best
Imagine knowing you have lost your beloved, and then continue getting letters from her, written before she has died!!
Very often we give ridiculous excuses for not completing our tasks. Before you think of doing that next time, remember the story of Bob Blair. At least, it will make us all better human beings.
