Ch 7 : On And Off The Field

Prytesh loves all kind of sports even when he doesn’t understand how most of them are played.

Prytesh once said, “The spirit of sportsmanship is greater than winning. Players should respect their opponents and play should be genuine”.

Prytesh believes that sport is the celebration of humanity. Sport allows humans to compete not on the basis of strength, height or speed but on the basis of courage, self-belief and determination.

Prytesh is against extensive commercialization of sports and trading of players between teams.
Now the major European leagues are taking Prytesh seriously.

Due to lack of time Prytesh doesn’t go to witness matches played in the town. However his good wishes are always with the players. He might personally phone players or send them good-luck cards before important matches.

Prytesh has even changed the behavior of spectators. Earlier we had the ‘Mexican Wave’ during football, tennis and rugby matches. Now we have the ‘Mustache Formation’ by spectators.

Many international players wear the lucky Prytesh lockets, to bring them good luck.
NBA had once put a ban on use of Prytesh lockets, because before that, players from all sides wore the lucky-lockets and consequently 35 consecutive matches ended in ties.

A similar situation had aroused in the English Football league.

Prytesh has made ladies tennis glamorous than ever before. Players wear skirts and tops with Prytesh messages printed on them. Now spectators remain busy during and between play.