Lessons from The Republic of Phelps

Piyush, the sale-u, said, "If Phelps was a nation participating separately in the Beijing Olympics, he would be ranked 7th or 8th in the list of medals!"

What made Phelps so dear to the world?
He came, he swam, he conquered.

He said he would come for the 8 medals and win, all gold. Then he did! What do we learn from this? Check these:

• Dream big
• Dream clear
• Dream realistic
• Work hard
• Love your dream
• Patience pays
• Hard work pays
• Have the passion, motivation, zeal to realize your dream
• One motivated committed person is more than an army of losers

What do you think?

Sare jahan se achcha

Let our flag stay high! Stay hard, fast, ahead of all others and make your country proud. Just like Abhinav.

(Look how calm he is and has his emotion under control)

Abhinav Bindra makes India proud

Gold medalist Abhinav Bindra of India (C), the runner-up Zhu Qinan of China (L) and bronze winner Henri Hakkinen of Finland pose for pictures on podium during awarding ceremony of men's 10m air rifle final of Beijing Olympic Games at Beijing Shooting Range Hall in Beijing, China, Aug. 11, 2008. (Xinhua/Jiao Weiping)

The Khel Ratna was well deserved.

舞动的北京 : 同一個世界 同一個夢想

2008 Beijing Olympics mean many things to many people. Will they be successful? I think yes. Look at these numbers.

• 31 venues
• the most expensive games in history with a total of $40.9 billion spent
• Development of infrastructure, energy, transportation and water supply projects
• 4 billion viewers
  

All this translates to more people working, more freedom of expression, more income, more education, more purchases, tourism and what not. More views through the Bamboo Curtain and bringing China closer to the world. After all its all about: One World, One Dream!

Beijing Olympics 2008

In a few hours the Olympics are going to start in Beijing. Paes and Bhupati magic is going to work this time. May the best win.

Beijing Olympics 2008

5 more days to go! Gear Up!