Indian feathers coach Bolla Jobsand has sparked a discussion with his observation that middle -class families should reconsider the follow -up of sport seriously. His statement drew mixed reactions – while some did not agree, others, including investor Dilip Kumar, supported his point of view.
In a post on X (Twitter previously), Kumar emphasized the harsh reality of professional sport. “Jobi is right. Reality is brutal – less than 1 % of ambitious athletes make it big, and even those who do not leave with little security once their career ends,” he wrote. He added, “Sports, like startups, enjoy comparing sports with startups,” 10 % of players earn 90 % of the money. Everyone else is a census. “
Komar pointed out that hidden success stories create a misleading novel. “We love to read and watch the weakened story – the child from anywhere reaches the top. But this is the survivor bias. For every success, there are tens of thousands who trained in the same way but they did not get anything. The real question is: Why should sport should be a gambling ? ” He said.
He indicated that he is outside the highest 1 %, most athletes struggle. He added: “Do not get care, and you do not have financial security, and as soon as your career ends – usually in the late twenties of the last century or in the early thirties – you leave you to defend for the following.”
Kumar varies in the sports system in India with developed countries, as it provides organized championships, university scholarships, and post -professions opportunities. “If you don’t become an Olympic champion, you can still earn his livelihood as a coach, analyst, coach or player in the minor league. He said that the system does not ignore you at the moment when it is not at the top of 1 %.
He compared this to other career paths, on the pretext that the engineer who fails at the start of the operation can still find a job, but a failed athlete often does not have a backup copy. This is why most countries that do not contain strong sports environmental systems are related to sports. “You can only be athlete if you can lose,” he said.
Kumar said the problem is the system, not athletes. “At the present time, telling a poor child to follow the sport is similar to telling them to buy the lottery tickets as an investment strategy. Until we change that, Jobi’s words will remain correct. This is a failure – not for athletes, but from the regime.”
He stressed that the strong sports structure benefits society outside the mere production of heroes. “The wonderful sporting system is not only the heroes – it also creates a nation of flexible people, disciplines and competitiveness. This is the basis of real development.”
When serving a comparison with the cricket game, the most prominent Komar is its firm ecosystem. “It has an ecosystem full of gains – academies, local championships, care, and post -retirement professions. The child should not be rich to start. They don’t have to win the World Cup to win. Approvals.
In contrast, he pointed out that there are no similar structures in other sports. “Now look at every other sport. Where is the structure? Where is the precaution? If you don’t reach the Olympic Games, you disappear. The cricket game has not become a coincidence. It was built. The same must happen to all other sports.”
“Each person should be a gold medal – just as every player does not play Cricket in India. But they still have to get a viable profession.”