'Winning is a little hollow occasionally': RCB head coach Andy Flower visits spiritual guru in Rishikesh
Andy Flower
, the former Zimbabwe cricketer and current Royal Challengers Bengaluru head coach, recently met with spiritual guru Swami Chidanand Saraswati at Parmarth Niketan Ashram in
Rishikesh
.
The meeting took place during
International Yoga Day
, following RCB's first-ever Indian Premier League championship under Flower's coaching.
"I was talking with the Swami about teams, actually. And the tendency for us as a sporting organisation is to grab at that trophy that you want to win. And everything's about winning."
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"But from my experience in playing and coaching, winning is not quite enough. There has to be something more, something deeper, something more meaningful than just winning. Because winning is a little hollow occasionally."
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"It is a bit of an anti-climax sometimes after you have won.
So, there has to be something more. And we were talking about the influence you can have on other people and groups of people."
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"But you have to take care of yourself first. You have to be in a good place yourself first to have that good influence on other people."
During his visit to Rishikesh, Flower shared his experiences about International Yoga Day.
"It has been brilliant being in Rishikesh on International Yoga Day. I have been in Rishikesh for the last two weeks. I have been learning a lot about Yoga, and the main thing I have learnt is that Yoga is not about a one-hour class, but it is a way of life for hundreds of millions of people. I have enjoyed the physical practices that I have done..."
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