Idols they say shape a persons character. As an exercise, if you do try and write down your idols at various stages of life, you will get a pattern to your life too. Interestingly despite stellar achievements, my idols never got their due in their fields.
My first idol was S.Venkataraghavan, one from the famous spin quartered of the country, followed by Anshuman Gaekwad, Kapil Dev and Mohinder Amarnath. In tennis Bjorn Borg, Ivan Lendl, Ramesh Krishnan, Chris Evert Lloyd and Gabriela Sabatini were my idols.
In politics Jayprakash Narain and V.P.Singh, In journalism, Cho Ramaswamy, Khushwant Singh and Arun Shourie, In Corporate world Nusli Wadia, and amongst Bureaucrats Kiran Bedi and T.N.Seshan were also my idols.
These personalities have achieved immense greatness in their respective lives, but could have been greater (this is my view point). When people talk of the respective fields most of these names do not tend to be top of the mind.
There is a simple pattern in all these personalities -- “Out of Sight, Out of Mind!” But each of these personalities displayed the stellar qualities of grit, determination, perseverance, and patience. Their ability to bounce back is a lesson for all of us, and I am sure on the type of character you are, you too will be able to draw pattern from your idols.
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