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I have lived in three different countries, I am not American—but there is a certain essence about the ‘Land of Opportunities’ that I deeply respect, love and find endearing. It’s not flawless, far from it—but it is one of the few places on Earth, where ‘If you dare to dream and have the intrepid courage to go after the dream with diligence and intellect…it just might come true’. There are many things which we take for granted in America, which the rest of the world does not have. Over the years, the word ‘American’ has been (mis)interpreted in many ways. Some ...

The past few months I have wondered how the role of ‘Pain’ transcends between sport and reality. The final catalyst was during a conversation with a friend. Thought I would discuss that a bit, for pain, performance and sport are as intertwined as boys and girls in high school, and men and women in the real world. To quote two champions of our time about playing with pain, who came out and said what essentially had the same gist: Rafael Nadal: "I played with some problems on the knee for the last few months. I've been making efforts to play week after week. ...

The past few months I have wondered how the role of ‘Pain’ transcends between sport and reality. The final catalyst was during a conversation with a friend. Thought I would discuss that a bit, for pain, performance and sport are as intertwined as boys and girls in high school, and men and women in the real world. To quote two champions of our time about playing with pain, who came out and said what essentially had the same gist: Rafael Nadal: "I played with some problems on the knee for the last few months. I've been making efforts to play week after week. ...