If you play, you will get spoiled, to become a king you must study hard. Well, these were the lines which I used to hear in my childhood. As like many of the children, I never questioned why I should only focus on studies and not to play. An aspiration which they were trying to build in me was to become and engineer or an IAS officer since my childhood. I always wanted to join the Air Force and yes, my parents accepted this fact because I was not deviating myself from studies.Performance in the academics was the only parameter at which we used to get evaluated, and many a times we were compared with others as how well they are performing. If a child is not getting good marks, he/she is sent for tuitions and may be asked to an extra hour of study to improve. To earn a good livelihood and lifestyle, it is assumed a person must be good at studies else he/she may not have a great career ahead. At the end it is all about money to be earned. If we discuss about today’s scenario, there is a lot of opportunity apart from traditional profession. A person can be good at various other skills apart from academics where he/she can build his/her career. The reason I am discussing about all this is because I used to love sports. At one point of time I had an opportunity to give it a try but did not know how to convince my parents. When you are good at something, and it gets appreciated, it motivates you to do more and better in that field. It is the story of thousands of people in the country. People are good at sports, but many a times they do not get support.One of the most important factors is the lack of awareness towards new and upcoming opportunities not only in the field of sports, but many other fields too. For the last 12-15 years, it has been noticed that Indian athletes have been performing in various events like Archery, Shooting, Wrestling, Boxing etc. and winning medals. It is important to appreciate and acknowledge their and efforts, and first and foremost important things is to know about them.