Thursday, January 22, 2009

Learning from Man United

Manchester United has reached another Wembley Cup final and is on top of the Premiership table!

Sports have played a substantial role in the development of my thinking. I am a passionate football (soccer) fan and have followed Manchester United since 1976.

Successful football teams like Man United are never built on one person. Even transcendent stars like Wayne Rooney or Cristiano Ronaldo need strong supporting casts.

When some strategy failed or I said something people misunderstood, I would think of football. The greatest players lose some games and lose badly. There are important skills to be learned from picking yourself up after something goes wrong, to keep moving ahead without letting it throw you off course.

Football mates

Back row from left: Nickle, Vic, Siva, James, Hidey

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