Pompey Fans And Kanu

When Kanu Nwankwo missed a penalty in a crucial match where
himself and his team mates played their hearts out against Liverpool
Pompey fans (at least majority of them) called for his head forgetting
that this same man had helped the club on several occasions when the
going was very bad and they were looking up to the goddess or god of
soccer to provide the way out of their trouble.

Looking at the way Kanu scored the needed goal for the club over the
weekend l asked myself how these same fans felt about him bearing the
fact that they were all over him called for his dismissal from taking any
penalty in the future.

Kanu, by the grace of God, has always been lucky all his career.
If Pompey fans truly know the man and his kind of luck they sure will
not border their heads about whether the guy would deliver or not.

Take your mind back to the past and you will agree with me that Kanu
shines most whenever people are right on his neck.It's as if he enjoys it
when the fans see him as a 'fallen-hero' sort of.

If Pompey fans reall desire that Kanu should perform to his best this new
season,then they should continue with their criticism of his every performance
and see if l'm lying about King Kanu.

After all said and done the question all of us need to ask ourselves about this guy's life is:

"What lesson should we learn about Kanu's life experiences?"

The following are what l personally learnt from Kanu's experiences in life:

* Never take what people say about you to be the truth concerning your person.

Why?

You and no other person understand yourself better. You alone know who you are.

* Don't ever right yourself off no mater what is happening to you.

* Always put in your best when there is a work to be done even when nobody
praises your effort.

* Those who praise you today may turn round to condemn you tomorrow.

The remedy...

* Don't expect to be perfect at all times. Perfection belongs to God;we can only try
our best which may not be good enough to warrant human praises.

* Enjoy your work and earn your pay as you go. The key factor is for you to like what
you are doing.

* Be confident at all time.

* Trust the people around you to be there whenever you need them .Kanu could not
have scored any goal all by himself. His team-mates had their own roles to play and
they did play their roles to win the game for the club.


There you are!

Keep at it and get going. Life is an endless race for perfection.

Congrats to King Kanu of Pompey and Nigeria.


Sikirulai Olukayode Kazeem.