The fifth One-Day match between India and Australia in Hyderabad today was an absolute humdinger. With Sachin Tendulkar passing the 150-run mark, with 6 wickets standing and India cruising towards 351, Oz looked out of it. But they won, with 2 balls to spare, bowling India for 347 all out. The commentators put it down to "Australianism", coined by Jon Arlott 60 yrs ago on a Oz tour of England.
"Australianism means single-minded determination to win - to win within the laws but, if necessary, to the last limit within them. It means where the 'impossible' is within the realm of what the human body can do, there are Australians who believe that they can do it - and who have succeeded often enough to make us wonder if anything is impossible to them. It means they have never lost a match - particularly a Test match - until the last run is scored or their last wicket down."
"South Africanism" there must be too - we've shown the same grit often enough.
But a great quote all the same, and very applicable to business, entrepreneurship, success and determination in any event.
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