I have
heard of three sisters. They sang beautifully any melodies they touch. Those
were the beauties of our yester years.
Today I can see many sisters who can sing, dance and even paint. Some paint
on the very same ground they live and assure no need of drawing books. They use the colours of the nature to paint
their lives and lives around them and of the lives who are very close to them. Some use the earthy colours some use the
oceanic colours, some of course blend all the existing colours with the shining
colours of the sun, the colours of rainbows and some love to colour their
dreams with the colours of rising sun. The
wind brings all colours of all countries together. Sport is something very colourful, enjoyable
and trustable ‘winning reality’only if the players agrees to follow certain rules and regulations of the ground in
‘Tennis’ or in ‘running’ etc
These three
sisters I have known since long years. You
really do not have to know a person privately or personally. There are ways to
learn about people, talk with people, read about them, watch what they do etc.
so I managed to use one of those methods to touch their hearts.
My cousin ‘Suranga’
once gave me a book. That is a very serious book about the golden and very
tough emperor of tennis world – JOHN McEnroe. I got an opportunity to read his
autobiography ‘SERIOUS’ he is certainly a very serious character in sports.
So …… Venus
and Serena are you serious like John Mcenroe in life battles ‘singles and
doubles’? I know that it is not easy to play Wimbledon and holding the crown
for a certain period. I got an opportunity
to read how Mr. McENROE won some of the games he played and why he lost
some of the games in some of the years. Worth sharing the experiences.
These three
black beauties do not belong to one parental family. They belong to two
different continents of techniques, spirits, and love, enthusiasm. But they
all belong to one colour called ‘human’.
These beautiful three sisters speak two different native languages but they
always get opportunities to embrace the magic of ‘winning’ ‘victory’ and
sometimes ‘losing’.
Shall I send
you a bridge full of flowers? I do not know how you are going to accept it.
The Williams
shines thanks to their father Mr. William. For any daughter ‘father’ is the
most trustful and well wishing figure of life. he was there throughout Serena
and Venus’s life as a guide, as a coach, giving every single necessary
guidelines, advises, watching every step they move, every angle of moving their
strong hands and observing every mistake they make and praising when ever necessary.
Mr. William you have gifted two immeasurable ‘talent and skills houses’ to this
world full of amateurs who are willing to follow their magnificent ‘strategies
of ‘winning’ watching every single event they
play, together and alone sometimes’.
But DO you
Know Mr. William there is one beautiful heart here in this country she belongs
to the same ‘clang’ that your daughters belongs to. Her Name is ‘SUSANTHIKA JAYASINGHE’. I do not
think that I know enough of words to explain this character of sports ‘the true
spirit of our country. Every sweat that
she dropped had a meaning. Every single
sweat of her life brought us happiness. I
am sure that she must have learnt something, from other legendary sports hearts
around country and around the globe things such as ‘how to rule the ground’ the
way you want respecting the rules of sports. And she knows for sure how Mr. D.
White ran without shoes and how he cleared the path for her to run freely, magnificently,
superbly.
She ran miles,
miles, and miles without even thinking of her ‘meals of the day’. She is different to your two daughters but equal
in talents and skills and enthusiasm in life. She was new to town but your two beautiful
stars understand each and every corner of their town. See the difference sir.
Yet sports bring the continents together to a one point. They all live in two different grounds of
sports surrounded by ‘huge voices of supporters’. The true winning partners, the most trusted
sisters know how to defeat (this is a bad word to use), play against the
opposition with the help and love of their father, friends and lovers.
Is that
true that sometimes the price money you win not heavier than the bag full of experiences
you gather after losing a game? How do
you really apply these two words ‘everything’ and ‘nothing’ in to your victories,
winning and losing a game? Will you tell me?
Our girl
also had the support of the whole country and apart from that there are others
who support ‘Susanthika’ throughout her battle of winning her running games. Her
husband, her parents and friends outside her country even in off ground practices.
‘Winning’
and victory’ is the slogan of their sports life nothing else. Winning is always possible for them because
their way of winning was always a fair way. But they know and understand the shapes and
sizes and colours of losing’ and of ‘failures’
These days
are Olympic days. I noticed that the dreams of sporting hearts have become so
colourful and beautiful. The television channels reminding the number of days
remaining for the colourful ‘the Olympics’ few more days (22 days ……. ?) have patience
……. for some for sure their dreams will become a reality.
All the best to all the sports hearts across
the world!
The new
hearts of sports have things to learn from the old starts (they are not aging
for sure). Susanthika Jayasinghe is a huge
book of experiences of life. Share if possible with every sporting heart you
know.
Dear
Susanthika have you ever thought of writing/publishing/sharing your experiences
of grounds global and local. The battles of ‘the beginning stage of your life’
(sports and other) are you willing to share those experiences with your fans
world wide?
‘The journey that she began in a small hilly
village in Kegalle years ago never stopped or ended there. She had an aim in
her mind. Thanks to the instinct of good
hearts of sports (I am sorry I really can not remember the name of your very
first teacher/coach - Duncan sir? ) We
all saw she was shining in the grounds of her motherland. So Colombo was a good ground for her to gain
something fruitful and then she proceeded towards the ground of universe’ and
that was an amazing experience to be shared with all around the globe I believe.
…….. I do not think that I m good in
thinking of a better title.
I do not
like to say that your two beautiful daughters are manipulating ‘the ground of sports
essences’.
The queens of tennis world and our queen
of sports world don’t you think together you all can do wonders to this world,
for the benefit of the world. For the
children of Nigeria, don’t you think that you can together help to win the
battles of hunger of Somalia.
Do you maintain something like ‘ the
Serena and Venus fund against hunger’ ………
can you allocate just 1 dollar of money from each of the battle you win in and
off grounds of life. They need your help
dear sisters. Be the real queens of all hearts across all continents.
We have enough of grains here in our
country talk to our president if you want something from him.
So all these
three sisters are so quicker than time. Very
watchful, tactful, (in some sports activities this is necessary I believe), believing
the true inner spirit they have,
So ……. Their
journey has just begun ……………. You have a
long way to go both in ground of sports and the ground of life.
Take care
of your sporty hearts! And let’s take care of this world together with our friends
around the globe.
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