GRIND

2. GRIND
                                                                                                                - Sundareswaran C.
Que: give the contextual meanings of the following words:

Crucial- extremely important
To pop up- to appear or happen
Exhausted- extremely tired
To grind- to take extreme efforts relentlessly
To put in- to give, to apply strength
To hone- completely suitable for its purpose
To give up- to stop trying, to leave
Devastating- causing a lot of damage or destruction
Comfort zone- a situation in which in which you feel comfortable and in which your ability and determination are not being tested
To embrace- face and accept
Adversity- a difficult or unlucky situation or event
Uncertainty- not known or fixed, or not completely certain
Renowned- the state of being famous
Prodigy- a young person endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities
Answer the following questions in 3 to 4 sentences.
1. Explain what Mohammad Ali thinks about ‘success’.
According to Mohammad Ali, it is not easy to get success. He says always that the overnight success’ does not exist. If you want to succeed, you have to work. There are no short-cuts to get success.
2. State any four qualities of Lionel Messi that has inspired you.
a. He has great quality of tenacity.
b. He took 19 years efforts to achieve the name he has today.
c. Sacrifice and devotion are the other qualities that gave him success
d. . In addition to this he is strong minded.
3. Explain the given statement in your own words: ‘Having a dream is only half a battle won’.
i. Yes, it is true because only having a dream is not enough for success.
ii. Having a dream is good but you should work hard to fulfill that dream.
iii. When you achieve your aim by doing hard work then only your dreams will come true.
iv. You have dreams but you don’t try to achieve them then your dreams are meaningless.
v. You should think positively and achieve your dream.
vi. Dreams have meaning if you make continuous efforts.
4. Describe the initial struggle of Walter Edward Dandy, an American neurosurgeon.
i. He was the first to perform surgery on the brain.
ii. He had a dream of giving people a second chance to live.
iii. The first 13 patients died due to surgery.
iv. It was devasting for him.
v. Self- doubt tormented him.
vi. He continued the surgery despite the patient’s death because he way strong minded person.
vii. So he was one of the three founding fathers of neurosurgery.
5. Explain the term ‘Grind’ in your words.
It means the positive mindset. We may fail in the first attempt but if we keep on trying, we will get success. We should not lose our confidence. We should face the problems with a positive mindset and get success.
6. Describe about your role model.
My role model is Narayan Murthy. Nagrao ramrao Narayan murthy was born on 20 august 1946. He was the founder of Infosys. Inspite of all the odds, he faced the challenges and overcame them. Narayan murthy, his wife sudha and his six friends established Infosys on 7 July 1981 with a dream of creating a software revolution in India. Name, fame and success made him a responsible person.
            Narayan Murthy has been given many awards. Time magazine has listed him as one of the ten people who shaped the future of computer technology. Business week recognized him ‘star of Asia’ for the consecutive years and fortune listed him in two prominent by the Indo-French Association. Time – CNN has recognized him as one of the ten persons with the most impact and influence on the markets in the business world. Many universities in India have recognized his contribution by conferring a Doctorate degree to him. The government of India has awarded him with the ‘Padmashree’ award.
7. Write the success story of ‘Christiano Ronaldo’.
Christiano Ronaldo is a Portuguese professional footballer. He plays as a forwarded Spanish club Real Madrid and the Portugal national team. He is considered a