Djokovic's Olympic win has a lesson for India

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What were your most memorable moments of the recently concluded Olympic games? Among the many, one of my most memorable moment was Novak Djokovic winning the gold in Men’s tennis. In his long career, he has won 24 grand slams. The only missing piece in his trophy cabinet was an Olympic gold medal.

Just few weeks before the Olympics, he got trashed by a much younger opponent in the Wimbledon Championship final. But he was not willing to give up on his dream. Possibly, the day after that Wimbledon final defeat, Djokovic would have been back to his daily practice routine as he has done for very many decades of his long career.

All because he desperately wanted to win an Olympic gold. How can a person who has won almost every challenge that the game of tennis has to offer be so motivated to win yet again, and that too at the age of 37? With the ascendency of players who are almost half his age, he had very many reasons to give up long back. But Djokovic did not give up his dream of winning an Olympic gold.

He continued to work hard to achieve his dream. And finally succeeded. This willingness to work hard even after having achieved so much in life is nothing short of extraordinary.

Can this passion for tireless hard work be replicated in an organization? Is it ever possible to build this level of positive attitude towards work, or at a country level? The Indian economy has been on a high growth trajectory since the 1990s. It is now the fastest-growing major economy in the world. The country is also on its way to becoming a global superpower.