They say sport reveals character. Who better than Lasha Shavdatuashvili, a 32-year-old judoka from Georgia, to talk about it. (More Sports 카지노 사이트)
He was crowned the Olympic champion in London 2012, and followed it up by clinching bronze in Rio 2016 and silver in 2020. He has also won five World Championship medals, including two gold.
With character, sport also reveals belief and philosophy. Lasha’s medals and colourful feathers will always be there.
But it is the mind that gives him the edge, making him one of the greatest judoka athletes of all time.
“It is just a sport. You are losing. It is not a tragedy. There are much more important things happening in the world in daily life. So you wait up today and tomorrow you have another chance,” Shavdatuashvili told 카지노 on how he takes away all the pressure and consistently produces results.
A win percentage of over 72. It is crazy — yet true.
It is a familiar scenario Lasha knows well. He knows life has much more to offer, sees the bigger picture, and does not let the uncontrollables get to the head.
Well, with all of that and much more, he also has the ability to fight, come back from times where he has looked lost and not fully fit, as well as the skill to problem-solve on the mat - all part of his greatness.
“You continue competing. And if the whole world says that you cannot do anymore, it's not the world, it's you. Who knows? You have a wish or a desire, you'll wait up tomorrow and you continue competing,” he said on how he usually overcame failure.
It turns out, Shavdatuashvilli displays principles of Socrates - that virtue is important, and there is always an optimistic way out in defeat.
Hard work is what Shavdatuashvili breathes, it is who he is.
He is intense. Relentless. Do you remember how Rafael Nadal was described for a good 20 years?
Rafa was a man of fight, heart, tenacity. This may well be a description of Shavdatuashvili as well.
Shavdatuashvili was brought to the Inspire Institute of Sport (IIS) in Bellary, Karnataka as part of the Excellence Accelerator scheme to train a select bunch of athletes and coaches from November 25 to 29.
Manisha Malhotra, the president of IIS, also spoke about the institute’s role in developing Judo.
“Well, I think IIS is probably the only corporate which has systematically taken judo from a very nascent level and taken athletes who are 12-13-14 years of age with a very long-term focus, invest money and grow the athlete,” she said.
“If we can be successful in wrestling, we can also be successful in judo. We just didn't have the culture. But I’m really proud of what IIS has done for judo,” she added.
The preparation may not seem all routine, but the realisation that the institution's simple quest could yield a global superstar in a not-so-famous Indian sport is certainly a promising seed to sow for it to bear fruit in the future.
