By Ade Oyeyemi
Today, we shall be looking at the issue of failure and success in the context of our secular setting, with specific examples of people that fit into this narration just as Peter did.
1) CRISTIANO RONALDO:
Cristiano Ronaldo, popularly called CR7 is a global football icon from the country of Portugal. He had played the round leather game for Manchester United football club of England, Real Madrid football club of Spain and Juventus football club of Italy.
May I let you know that he has missed the most number of penalties in football history – 27 times: no man beats that record of most misses of penalties.
But do you think you can tell me who has scored the most number of penalties in football history?
The answer is Cristiano Ronaldo. He has scored the most penalties -184 goals, more than any known footballer in football history.
2) MANCHESTER UNITED FOOTBALL CLUB :
I am sure you would have heard about the Manchester United football club of England before?
May I let you know that Manchester United has lost in the most English cup finals – a whole 9 times.
But can you tell me which football club has won the most English Cup Finals?
The answer is Manchester United. Yes, Manchester United football club has won the most English Cup finals, more than any other club in England – a whole 13 times.
3) SERGIO RAMOS :
Sergio Ramos Garcia is a Spanish player who has played for Sevilla, Real Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain and Monterrey football club of Mexico.
For your information, Sergio had scored a total of 121 goals – record for a defender, but garnered a whopping 20 red cards in the La Liga.
Now, Sergio Ramos has had the most red cards in La Liga history – 20, but if we are to check the records of the La Liga best defenders of all time, do you know whose name would be the first name on the list as indicated by Google?
Sergio Ramos.
I can continue on and on to give you examples, not just in football, but in life, about people that have failed and that have succeeded at the same time.
What we must understand is that, as we get older, we will discover that success and failure live together.
You can hardly be successful at anything in life unless you are prepared to admit and accept that failure doesn’t just come as part of the deal, but it comes as something that you have to embrace and learn from in going forward.
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©️ Olubunmi S Adebayo.
