#16

Just heard the news that my favourite player has stepped into retirement. well, he wasn't as flash as magic, or famous as jordan, or won many awards like bryant, but he was an inspiration, haha.. one of the reason, i played the sport myself, to try shoot like him, to try do the things he tried(failed miserably) i only joined the inter-school basketball competition once, i teamed up with juniors, to be their Big Man, and swipe rebounds, and hit put-backs. none of my batchmates then wanted me to join their team(cause i was really an erratic player, and make a lot of fundamental mistakes.), and back then i didn't had a working computer or internet, so i asked my mum to go to cybercafe, just to spend hours each day, to watch videos of him shooting and doing things he do.. and i still remember, when he hit the trey and got fouled with seconds on the clock to force the games into overtime, no hesitation trey, so smooth till they called it the serbian layup. the roar of arco arena, the team, the emotions on his face when he hit the shot(he was ice cold earlier in the game).. but the swagger he showed.. and so, how did i practice? haha! i stayed late in fridays, and shot the ball,(actually cause, erm, i really was a liability to play in a team back then), though my friends did call me to join, i restricted to a few games, and concentrated on my shot, had few practice with the juniors i teamed up with.. and when the competition came, in the group stages, we beat some juniors, i barely played, and beat another team, and played the last round in the group with the team made up of my close friends and school players. it was eric, roshan, ce kie, and i dont remember the 4th guy..haha. so yeah. it was the game of games for me, in the whole competition.. haha. no one expected us to put on a decent fight, let alone win it.. and so, yeap, it was tooth and nail. and surprisinly i scored the most points, haha! i keep hitting shots after shots, and after shots, it was amazing, i still remember khor and andy shouting its just a few minutes left, and the score was tied, and my hands were trembling(i was really scared of letting down), and the juniors passed to me,whenever i was open(i was the senior.gahahaha.. and going red hot), and it was then, i really hit that shot, just under a minute, they threw me the ball, right outside the 3pt line,(im a very bad 3pt shooter then), i caught the ball, roshan running towards me with his hands aloft.. i just breathed, while letting go the ball in mid air, and bang, roshan bumped to me, and the ball hit nothing but net, from the 3pt line.. i couldnt believe it myself, i was up on my feet, hitting my chest! haha! and we hold the defence really well for the remaining time for the win! haha.. and i found new respect from the rest of the guys.. and so, in the quarter finals, my team met andy's team, who eventually won, and they knocked us out.. but i played with pride, showing that, hey, i can really do it.. and that was the only time i ever played in a basktball competition, i didnt want to join another team or anything else the years after that. wanted to keep it a special memory.. and, to be honest, i learnt a good lesson from that whole thing.. i'm not sure how to put to words.. but its like if you always concentrate on things you can't do or dont have the ability for something, and keep saying like im not tall enough or im not quick or skillful enough or im fat. and dont concentrate in your strength, on the ability you have and the skill set you have, then you really bound to fail even before you start. sometimes, you should concentrate on what your best skills are, and try to contribute from there.im not against learning new stuff, just that, contribute in ways you are useful rather than not helping at all.. and since then, i was always asked to play with them till today..haha! even after i broke my legs and all. i still am a good shooter, and still have fun with the guys. and yes, my shooting style is taken from stojakovic.haha! (but i really suck).haha!=) anyway, thank you so much.. really for being an inspiration to me while i was growing up. its been a great ride, and im really glad you finally won the championship last year, even playing from the bench. thank you, hope you have a good retirement! on the last note, seriously i hope the kings do really well this year.. like really really well! haha! *takes deep breath* Pain and loss, they define us as much as happiness or love. Whether it’s a world, or a relationship… Everything has its time. And everything ends #16 PEJA STOJAKOVIC you will always be my all time favourite basketball player =) ps. feel like shooting some balls again. can't wait to come home soon

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another good book, i remember the cover had a burning horse with skeletons.. haha! story wasnt the best, but yeap, was good!=) orubadu pareyean onde, pache, yaartu parayean arila.. veedi yengena evncha tanne ellam cheiyum, cheyinium.. enda vencha, yeniku deivam mella visvasam onde. ella deivam malle kodutha mathi. naa manishen, manishen enda cheiya saaikyum, ade maatrum ennaku cheiyam saathikilu. oruthosum, verum, ella nalithu verum yengeku. Harivarasanam Viswamohanam Haridadheeswaram Aaradhyapadukam Arivimarddanam Nithyanarthanam Hariharathmajam Devamashraye kulikumpothe, ithu paadam todengi, korupaam ellam poyi, naaluthu nadakum.