General Discussion & Chat: It's in the blood!, 0 by Dinu

Dinu wrote:
Sports. The genes play an important role in one's talents and gifts, besides the social environment. From the testimonials from schools/colleges that my great grandfather had preserved (they were needed at the time of joining for a job) since the 1890s, I understand that he too was a talented sportsman. His account books show him having bought tennis shoes and re-gutting tennis raquets. One particular testimonial from a college mentions that he was an ardent cricketer.

That "sporting gene" perhaps, why perhaps, surely, was handed down to my grandfather ~~ pictured here~~. He was so proud to say that he had won "seventy cups". The left picture is probably of the late 20s and the other one is about a decade later. He was born in 1896. His favourite sport included Tennis (most of the trophies pictured there are from that sport), Hockey, Golf, Cricket, Billiards, Athletics and Bridge. He was a renown advocate (attorney, as you call), renown more for his tact and honesty -one of the few who commanded respect in that profession! The medals that you can see are so beautifully engraved with the name of the winner, the event and the venue. It also has a good feel in the hand. Made of excellent 'german silver'. Some of the workmanship of the trophies are absolute beauties! I preserve them the way he did. I know what the feel of winning is all about. It's in my blood. Not only that, many of his wonderful traits. I'm not boasting, but I'm talking about the effect of genes and the environment he had created in the family. He was 80 when he died and standing straight, straight (and tall too) in all senses. Cricket is my favourite passion as many of you here know. And people know me as a cricketer and a sportsman. If it was not for the 'blood' I'd probably not have been what I'm today!