I was watching this Kylian Mbappe documentary on the BBC and Arsene Wenger said something that stayed with me.
He said: “(To succeed) you first have to think I belong to this world”.
As simple as those words are, it’s the reason many people fail at anything they do. They don’t see themselves good enough. They don’t see themselves capable. They don’t deem themselves worthy or deserving of the opportunities they have.
He concluded that statement with “(you must think)it’s natural of me to express my talent and make a difference.”
Imagine living everyday like that, going into the world with the full knowledge that you have a place in it, and everything you do to show yourself, and your qualities to the world is natural and you’re expressing yourself to make a difference.
I think that’s powerful.
I always recommend watching, listening to, and reading the stories of elite athletes. There’s always a difference.
It’s talent, it’s strength, it’s some bit of luck, it’s strategy, it’s the environment.
No matter how good you may be, if you don’t have parents or coaches who see that talent early, and carefully make important decisions for you, you’ll not become as big as your promise foretells.
It’s why I’ll always respect Victor Osimhen and his story. Becoming what he became almost against all odds isn’t what many do, as we can see from the many footballers who never lived up to their levels.
Each time I watch sportsmen, elite sportsmen and the roles coaching and their parents play in what they become, I’m convinced any Nigerian footballer born in Nigeria who makes it big on a global scale is an outlier.
And it’s mentality. Some people can’t hear can’t.
#ExpressInvestigation had revealed that Bhagirath Choudhary received the Rs 99.60 lakh subsidy three months ago through a scheme under his own ministry and approved by a board in which he is ex officio Vice-President
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🚨 #ExpressInvestigation | The Union Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare, Bhagirath Choudhary, received a subsidy of Rs 99 lakh for his cucumber farm under a scheme administered by the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare.
The subsidy was granted under the "Development of Commercial Horticulture through Production and Post-Harvest Management of Horticulture Crops" scheme, which aims to promote large-scale commercial cultivation of select vegetables and flowers.
Under the scheme, eligible beneficiaries — including individuals, farmer groups, companies, cooperatives and other institutions — can receive a subsidy of up to 50 per cent of the project cost, capped at Rs 1 crore per family.
The subsidy is linked to a term loan taken for the project and is released after the completion of the project, following multiple stages of approval and inspection by the National Horticulture Board (NHB).
Express Investigation by: Harikishan Sharma
🚨 #ExpressInvestigation | The Union Minister of State for Agriculture Bhagirath Choudhary received a ₹99.03 lakh subsidy for a commercial cucumber farming project under a scheme run by the ministry he serves in.
While the final approval was granted by an NHB project approval committee that does not include the minister, Choudhary is the ex-officio Vice-President of the NHB board that oversees its functioning.
The project, worth ₹1.99 crore, was among 467 approved under the scheme in 2025.
Express Investigation by: Harikishan Sharma
Go all in. Because half in is actually all out. Even 90% gets you nowhere. There’s magic in that last little bit. New levels unlocked. Simply because so few have the courage to go there.
أطباء كانوا يجرون عملية قيصرية كالمعتاد…
لكن خلال الولادة ظهر مشهد نادر جدًا ما يشوفه كثير من الأطباء طوال حياتهم.
الطفل خرج من رحم أمه وهو ما زال داخل الكيس الأمنيوسي بالكامل…
وكأنه لم يغادر بطن أمه بعد.
ثوانٍ قليلة فقط…
لكنها وثّقت واحدة من أندر لحظات الولادة على الإطلاق.
@AMIT_GUJJU But technically he wasnt. He didnt pay for it. Farah did. And if i was making as garbage a movie as tees maar khaan i wouldnt stay near set after work either.