"Winners don't do different things , they do things differently" by Shiv Khera
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Winners don't do different things, they do things differently
There are two types of people in the world – ones those who work ordinarily; and others who work differently. Raj belonged to the latter class. Raj was consumed with the passion to be a champion footballer; but his poor parents could not get him admitted in any football academy. The beauty of life lies in the fact that all great men and women were seldom from affluent families. The story of success begins with challenges. So did Raj’s story begin with obstacles and challenges; but he knew the secret. And the secret was ‘do things differently’.
In spite of being poor, Raj was a determined and strong guy. There was a power in him that always egged him on to do his best. He would stand on his roof-top and see the players practice maneuvers in the ground. Once a football came flying into his house from the academy; and fortunately no one came to claim it. Raj kept the football and in his small lawn, he would practice all the skills and moves he had seen the players in the academy practice. This went on for many months.
As a result of Raj’s passion, he learnt to control football with miraculous skills. People would often wonder at his dribbling, kicking, and other skills. Once he was dribbling with his football on the roof-top. He did not let the ball fall for many minutes. The coach in the academy was watching all the while. He got impressed with Raj’s skills. He called him and asked him to come to the academy ground. He said to him, ‘Will you play the practice match tomorrow?’
‘Of course’, replied Raj, ‘I would love to.’
Raj scored a hat trick in the practice match leading to the win of his side. The coach got further impressed with him. He decided to include him in the team that was to play a crucial match against the most famous team of the city.
Raj also scored a hat trick in that match. The sponsors were attracted towards him; they hired him. Raj became a huge sensation. He became the number one player of his country. He became successful because he played the same game differently. He proved the maxim ‘Winners don't do different things, they do things differently’ true.