Jagannath's Juggernaut

Remember reading somewhere "Greatness lies in reaching the top; genius, in staying there"! This is a really nice quote {donno who has the copyright for this ;-)}.. But was just trying to put arrogance in the mix..Is geniusness related to arrogance in any way? how many arrogant geniuses can I think of? Ok, let me say whatz going on in my mind...Sehwag (hmm.. cricket again) hit his wonderful hurricane century against New Zealand and at the end of the match, to a pointed question, he replied he did feel for the NewZealand bowlers, but they were simply helpless against him.. and that he has seen Australia, England, everyone experience this feeling when he is at full flow..I am wondering if this should be termed as arrogance? He did tell all this as a "matter of fact" and no great body language when he said this, but still does this not count as aggression? Never heard a Tendulkar say anything close to this (no comparisons on the batting style, etc., now please....I am n...

You know the rest, dont you? For those who don't, Sachin is the God! Well, to start things in an auspicious (mangalagaramaana) way, I have started with cricket and my favorite cricketer!!! Was just wondering how cruel life can be at times and how nice it can be at other times... Sachin has hit this wonderful 160+ yesterday against New Zealand and he got the man of the match award and all. Did you notice that there was one more centurion in the match and he was involved in the chase. Jesse Ryder hit a cool century and set up the game for New Zealand who came close and lost. I was just browsing cricinfo site and found a couple of links related to this guy. Seems he was addicted to alcohol and has been involved in a brawl or two. Has missed practice sessions, has punched bathroom windows and broken his arm and was forced to rest for 2-3 months. Does not believe too much in fitness, does not come from an educated family, has had problems growing up... what not? Now, this guy gets to h...