Capture the memory of the Boston Celtics 17th title with this unique NBA Finals Champions Frame. It includes:- Headline: Boston Celtics: 2008 NBA Champions
- Subheadline: Big 3 too much for the Lakers as Pierce, Allen, and Garnett lead Celtics to 17th title
- Officially licensed 8x10 overhead photo of the Boston Garden celebration (as shown).
- Complete individual stats for both Boston and Los Angeles for each of the games as well as game-by-game breakdowns.
- Double matted in Celtics team colors using white-core mat board and a high-grade black metal frame for a boardroom-quality presentation.
- Overall size 12"(W) x 18"(H).
- Manufactured by That's My Ticket
So you did not make the cut, it has to be one of the most disappointing moments for anyone who works hard and puts in their best effort. Try your best and success will follow, try saying that to the student who missed the university cut-off by half a point or to the hundred meters runner who missed the gold medal by 0.05 of a second or maybe even to the footballer who hit the post instead of the back of the net, rest assured it will not be a pleasant reaction. There are moments in life where you just miss it, sometimes by a whisker or by a lot. The work, the talent, you have them, so you deserve the best but it just does not happen. Let me say even the best have their worst moments and even the greatest of them just missed it. So the students, the sportsmen, do not lose heart there will be other chances, though sadly most sportsmen do not get their chance and all that is left is a longing, What If?
Here I refer to the near misses in the world's most famous game football. Every footballer dreams of one day winning the world cup and dedicates his life to that purpose. That leaves little or no doubt of the commitment. Even the greats meet their match or they meet the greater. At that moment there is someone better or luck is on their side. Portugal's Eusebio "The Black Panther" was undoubtedly the best footballer in Europe in the sixties, some argue even the greatest but then there was Pele. The stage was set, it was the 1966 world cup and Portugal was as confident as ever. The start was good, the magical Eusebio was at his best, and Portugal was in the semifinal against England and the favourites against a new English side. Eusebio played at his best but hit the goal post, and met his match in the form of the English great Bobby Charlton. Charlton scored, Eusebio hit the post and England went on to win the world cup. Eusebio never got his chance again.
Then there was Cruyff, the best footballer Holland has seen. He was a great leader and a terrific footballer. He led from the front and saw Holland through to the 1974 world cup finals. Cruyff knew he was up against a very tough opposition in Germany but he was the best and there was little doubt about the success of Holland. The match began and Cruyff hit the post not once but twice, the world cup belonged to Holland and they deserved it. Alas Cruyff met his match in the form of Beckenbauer and Germany took the 1974 world cup. Cruyff did not participate in the 1978 world cup in Argentina, because of a military coup that had taken place prior to the world cup, fearing security. Holland again finished runner up and this time to Argentina. I wonder what if Cruyff (their best player) had been there? How many times must Cruyff have thought the same, he missed his chance not once but twice, and this time there was no post. Only Cruyff and his decision not to play, seldom do we get the chance of realizing our dream again and he lost it.
Coming to the eighties there was the dazzling French footballer Platini, at the 1982 world cup France lost to Germany in what is regarded as the second best match ever in world cup history. Platini lost in what was a truly great game of football. Not to be undone Platini was back in 1986 and the 'Les Bleus' were at their best. Only to be ousted again in the semifinals by Germany, in a match which saw the best French penalty shot taker Platini miss a penalty. History seemed to repeat itself and that unfortunately meant the last chance for Platini was gone. Platini did score the most international goals for France. Germany did end up losing the finals on both those occasions (the irony of fate). At the very same world cups was the best team to have never won the world cup and they were Brazilian dream team of Coach Tel Santana, with players like Zico and Socrates. In 1986 they hit the woodwork twice and Zico missed a penalty which saw France through rather fortuitously. The best team ended up being the most complacent team and saw the world cup slip away.
There are a few players who deserved winning the world cup more than these greats but luck, over confidence, equally great players stopped them from doing so. Football like life also has its disappointing moments. Who can explain the irony, the student who missed the University cut-off, the hundred meters runner, or the footballer who hit the post? Quite a conundrum, even the best could not make it, and that even those who have been through the experience cannot explain.
ProVFX Visual Effects and Editing School has been written by Pranay Rupani who is a Freelance Writer.
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