My road yet and further.....

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I remember the first day of tennis. It was a beautiful day and I was coming out of the badminton hall after just leaving the sport cause I could'nt take the discipline. On the way, to the right, I saw a glimpse of the tennis courts of our gymkhana. I was thrilled to see people playing badminton with a ball and on such a huge court. My first thought was, "How do these people manage to run so much?" Out of curiosity, I asked my mom to stop and watch for some time. She agreed and we sat at the bench watching. Seeing my curiosity, one of the members came to me and asked me if I liked the sport. I agreed. And then, to my surprise, he held out a racquet and asked me to hit a few balls. I was thrilled. I knew that watching the sport was fun, but playing it? My mom agreed, and I hit some balls fed to me by a coach. He was impressed. He told me that he had not seen anyone hit a ball so well on the first try. Then, to my delite, he asked me if I would like to join. At first my mother was not so sure, cause to this day I had played six different sports and left every one of them. But I begged her and finally she agreed. Immediately, we went to a local sports shop and brought a cheap racquet that cost only Rs.450. That was the first day of my career at the tender age of 6 on 1st September, 1997 in the growing town of Nasik. Had I known that not more than four years later I would be making a career out of this, I would have probably bought better equipment. Today, I'm a former under-14 India no.2, under-14 Asia no.4 with more than 20 doubles titles with me. But my aim is much more. I wish to join the royal league of people like Bjorn Borg, John McEnroe, Rod Laver, Roger Federer and Pete Sampras. It's an interesting thought that what once started out as a past-time activity will hopefully end as a successful career. People say you should have dreams. It's wrong. They miss the point. You should follow your dreams without ever letting up. As Michael Jordan has once said, "I have missed more than 9,000 shots in my career. I have lost almost 300 games. On 26 occasions I have been entrusted to take the winning shot, and I missed. I have failed over and over and over again in my life. AND THAT IS PRECISELY WHY I SUCCEEDED." So for all those who are frustrated with their careers, go give it your best. Who knows, you might be the next Bill Gates or Tiger Woods!