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India's
captain
Kapil
Dev
told
his
teammates
that
anything
is
possible
in
cricket.
If
we
fight
hard,
keep
self
belief,
we
may
win
the
match.
And
it
actually
happened.
India
became
the
champions.
The
feat
was
repeated
by
the
young
Indian
side
under
M.S.
Dhoni's
captaincy
to
win
the
Twenty
20
World
Cup.
Abraham
Lincoln
fought
many
elections
in
a
row.
He
could
not
win
even
a
single
election.
But
hope
sprang
eternal
in
him.
He
contested
the
presidential
election
and
won.
He
became
the
President
of
America.
Such
examples
are
endless.
All
of
them
go
on
to
show
the
major
role
positive
thinking
plays
in
our
success.
It
is
pertinent
to
mention
here
that
mere
positive
thinking
without
putting
in
the
required
amount
of
effort
will
not
lead
to
success.
We
need
to
make
a
proper
assessment
of
the
task
in
hand,
prepare
a
plan
of
action
finding,
the
right
method
to
perform
it,
and
then
make
an
integrated
endeavour.
Applying
wrong
methods
even
with
positive
thinking
will
result
into
the
failure.
Depending
entirely
on
hope
or
unexpected
help
or
a
stroke
of
luck
is
foolishness
not
positive
thinking.
Hope
is
secondary
to
efforts.
Positive
thinking
therefore
essentially
means
to
be
hopeful
of
a
good
result
after
making
the
required
effort.
It
is
an
attitude
to
go
for
the
performance
of
a
task
with
a
hope
that
it
can
be
done.
It
also
means
to
be
confident
of
success
in
a
difficult
situation
hoping
that
even
such
a
situation
can
be
controlled
if
we
do
what
it
takes.
Efforts
are
the
base
on
which
hope
is
built;
without
the
required
amount
of
efforts,
endeavour
or
hard
work
whatever
you
call
it,
no
one
can
be
sure
of
success.
An
important
question
that
arises
in
this
regard
is:
Is
positive
thinking
an
inherent
characteristic
of
a
person
or
can
it
be
developed
in
one's
psyche?
The
opinions
differ
in
answering
this
vital
question.
Some
people
believe
that
it
can
be
inherited
from
parents,
and
cannot
be
developed.
Others
believe
that
like
other
qualities
it
can
be
developed
with
proper
practice
and
guidance.
Still
some
others
hold
the
opinion
that
it
is
hereditary
to
some
extent
but
can
be
acquired
to
some
degree.
There
is
also
a
section
of
people
who
believe
that
all
depends
on
circumstances
or
luck.
Some
people
are
born
lucky.
They
get
success
with
minimum
effort;
others
don't
get
it
even
after
greatest
of
endeavour.
There
are,
thus,
various
theories
and
opinions
based
on
one's
experience
and
knowledge.
India's
captain
Kapil
Dev
told
his
teammates
that
anything
is
possible
in
cricket.
If
we
fight
hard,
keep
self
belief,
we
may
win
the
match.
And
it
actually
happened.