00:00Spain just created another World Cup hero.
00:03India has 1.4 billion people.
00:06But why are we still searching for one?
00:09Our boys do well when they are playing for younger teams.
00:14But as soon as they turn 18, something goes wrong.
00:17No, it's not something that goes wrong.
00:18Now the parents tell them to go out and earn their bread.
00:22It's not only about football.
00:24Indians do well in most sports in the junior stages.
00:28Even in tennis, even basketball I suppose,
00:32Indians manage to do well under 13, under 15,
00:35sometimes even under 17.
00:37But after that, the social factor kicks in.
00:40Our social soil is not very conducive for experimentation, exploration.
00:46It does not really have the ingredients to breed talent and geniuses.
00:51We worship a secure future.
00:54If young players were guaranteed of at least a basic livelihood,
01:00the parents wouldn't be so dismissive of a sporting career.
01:05So priorities.
01:06It's not that we are poor.
01:08It says that we don't have the right priorities.
01:11It says that we don't have the right priorities.
01:13ELO5000
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