Amateurs vs Professionals
I loved this one quote from the latest GMC Truck commercial.
Amateurs work until they can get it right
Professionals work until they can't get it wrong
Beautiful observation and how true. The one example that I can think of where this difference can be clearly explained is a 400 m hurdles race. If you are an amateur, the way to practice is to make sure that you do not check your speed while running between the hurdles. In other words, the strides between the hurdles should be very smooth, so as not to check your speed for the sake of getting over the hurdle. Compare this to professional hurdlers, who are so good that they do not have to even think about their strides in between the hurdles. Folklore has it that Edwin Moses, the US track & field legend who dominated the 400 m hurdles event in the 1980s, can run the entire 400m hurdles race with his eyes, BLINDFOLDED. Awesome, right? But more importantly, clearly shows the difference between a professional and an amateur, like the caption above says.
Amateurs work until they can get it right
Professionals work until they can't get it wrong
Beautiful observation and how true. The one example that I can think of where this difference can be clearly explained is a 400 m hurdles race. If you are an amateur, the way to practice is to make sure that you do not check your speed while running between the hurdles. In other words, the strides between the hurdles should be very smooth, so as not to check your speed for the sake of getting over the hurdle. Compare this to professional hurdlers, who are so good that they do not have to even think about their strides in between the hurdles. Folklore has it that Edwin Moses, the US track & field legend who dominated the 400 m hurdles event in the 1980s, can run the entire 400m hurdles race with his eyes, BLINDFOLDED. Awesome, right? But more importantly, clearly shows the difference between a professional and an amateur, like the caption above says.
posted by Filbert at 2:03 PM
3 Comments:
Super quote and an well explained example....enga science sir class edukara madhiriye iruduchi filbert :)
Thanks for the compliment Bharani :) The moment I saw that coomercial on TV, Edwin Moses came to my mind and hence this post. Of course, the quote too is very apt.
Though the way they had picturized that commercial wasn't very good, the caption was just too good.
I was waiting for Paruthiveeran and thus was able to hear the songs right when they were released. Will post a mini-review by tomorrow. I loved the album :)
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