Anand: My best is yet to come, hopefully!
Saturday, 20 12 2014 08:01
HYDERABAD (PTI): Indicating that he is still hungry for success, five-time chess world champion Viswanathan Anand said he is not quitting the game anytime soon and is preparing to play more tournaments in the coming year after a decent performance in 2014.
Asked if his best is yet to come, Anand said: “I hope so. I try to be optimistic.”
The 45-year-old said he was happy with his performance in the year that is drawing to a close as he won three tournaments, although he acknowledged that in the recent world championship he could not capitalise on the self-created opportunities.
“I am happy with this year. I played well in many tournaments. I won three tournaments. I hope the trend continues,” Anand, who earlier launched the NIIT Nguru MathLab Plus at a function organised by Kennedy High global school here, said.
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What a style of journalism?!! First the interviewer asks a leading question – a question that prompts or encourages the desired answer:
Interviewer: “Mr. Anand, is your best yet to come?’
Anand: “I hope so”
So, now the interviewer has a headline: “Anand: My best is yet to come, hopefully!”
The problem with this sort of journalism is that it is not directly telling us the feelings of Anand or something that he would like to convey, it only conveys the feelings of the interviewer.
If you ask this question to any person in the world, they all will say “I hope so”
What a style of journalism?!! First the interviewer asks a leading question – a question that prompts or encourages the desired answer:
Interviewer: “Mr. Anand, is your best yet to come?’
Anand: “I hope so”
So, now the interviewer has a headline: “Anand: My best is yet to come, hopefully!”
The problem with this sort of journalism is that it is not directly telling us the feelings of Anand or something that he would like to convey, it only conveys the feelings of the interviewer.
If you ask this question to any person in the world, they all will say “I hope so”
Ok Anand, I am your fan. You are a perfect gentleman. But everybody who understands chess knows your best days are behind you. It happens to all. You would be in the Top 10 for a couple of years and then you can decide. You are not going to retire bcoz someone want you to. Chess is a individual sport and you hanging on is not preventing someone from advancing.. and last but not least that someone is not going to pay your bills..