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Listed below are comments made by DrCajetanCoelho between Tuesday, 13th October 2009 and Saturday, 31st October 2009.

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The BBC and the Paralympics 08:55am on 31 Oct 2009
It is so heart warming to read “The Olympic broadcaster wants to remain the Paralympic broadcaster too” – What a fine and consoling blog by Roger Mosey ! Thanks for expressing such tender concern and fidelity to the vocation as broadcaster who likes to include the superhuman feats of our differently-abled brethren in his broadcasting mission and ministry.

Persons with disabilities need to be given their rightful place in our Planet-building and Planet-cherishing enterprise. Providing platforms and opportunities to our differently-abled athletes is a duty which our doubly blessed able-bodied Society can no longer distance or run away from. Paralympics are indeed a chance to all of us to transform our attitudes and grow with greater understanding of the endeavours of the differently-abled sportspersons.

For the differently-abled athletes it is their duty and a right to leave a legacy of achievement for posterity. Overcoming the effects of disabilities, handicaps and physical limitations, our differently-abled sports persons are demonstrating courage, will power, determination and hunger to achieve the unthinkable. They compete against their own selves and against their own personal limitations.

Purity of intention and spirit of the game are part and parcel of every sporting activity. As a consequence the voice of conscience is paramount in sports competitions and games. At a time when sports and games are getting ruined by greed and negativity that involves drug abuse, cheating, money power and faking injuries through diving on the football field in acrobatic style, the Paralympics and Disability Sports offer a ray of hope for the future of sports and games. Disabled sportspersons are finding and offering new ways and means to keep going without falling accidentally or diving intentionally. That’s special and great.

Paralympics and Disability Sports in fact need to take the top place on the sporting agenda in our time. Sports is all about overcoming hurdles. Bridging the centuries old gap between the able-bodied and the differently-abled needs to be taken up on a war-footing. The holding of Paralympics before the usual Olympic Games is something the International Olympic Body could consider seriously. The sports loving world audience could be given a foretaste of what sports and life is all about in its authenticity and purity. The Olympic Games is a world movement and so is Disability a world phenomenon for ages.

Putting the differently-abled on the centre of the stage is what the legendary Baba Amte of Anandwan did in India with leprosy combatants who day after day defy handicaps, disabilities, deformities and stigma. Men and women on crutches, tricycles, wheel chairs and blind cricketers wielding the willow with awesome power carry forward the spirit of the Olympic Movement in Anandwan, Hemelkasa, Somnath, Zhari, Ashokwan, Nagepalli, Khambada and Salori Prakalps. The incredibly gifted all rounders out there, through their mobility and activities in their everyday lives, proclaim loudly in unison from their roof tops: Citius, Altius, Fortius !

Dr. Cajetan Coelho
Can European managers succeed in South America? 06:43am on 30 Oct 2009 European football managers are quick learners. Many among them are highly respected by South American footballers plying their trade in European and Asian clubs. Adjusting to the cultures and habits of the South Americans should come easy to these supremely gifted man managers from both Eastern and Western Europe. There are some incredible European Football managers doing fantastic jobs beyond the borders of Europe.

As usual great blog by Tim. He gives us good food for thought week after week. Thanks.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho
Benitez's brinkmanship strikes again 8:03pm on 26 Oct 2009
FC Liverpool has scored an important victory. Congrats to the team, manager and the fans.

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Real, the Rossoneri and Ronaldinho 2:12pm on 22 Oct 2009
Those brilliantly struck goals by experienced Pirlo and young Alex Pato will be cherished and remembered for long by lovers of Jogo Bonito. Pato is indeed a huge talent. Good and exciting contest between Real and AC.

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Benitez faces biggest test 2:01pm on 22 Oct 2009 Senor Rafael Benitez is a tough guy. Hard and turbulent times are part and parcel in every campaign. A couple of quick victories will open the doors and things will be fine. The Reds have the players to get them through. Best wishes to the players and the fans.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho
Lessons to learn for Colombia & Ecuador 7:58pm on 21 Oct 2009
Nice insights Tim. Thanks for writing yet another fine blog on South American football. This World Cup Qualifying campaign out there with 18 matches per team is a very long one. The fifth placed team has still two more encounters before they can make their travel plans. Uruguay had a decent campaign. And after twenty qualifying rounds no one will regret to see them taking the fifth spot. Best wishes to them and to their opponents.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho
Capello's World Cup contenders 3:46pm on 17 Oct 2009
The World Cup qualifying phase has been completed by England in style. Players will have ample time and opportunities to recover from all the wear and tear. The land with the Cape of Good Hope will be the destination on the minds of many. Let's wish them form, fitness and an injury-free season.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho
New sports, same concerns for Olympic family 09:29am on 15 Oct 2009
Rugby Sevens and Golf are positive additions to the Oly Games Movement. One feels the day is not far off when Asian sport Kabbadi will be a medal event in the Oly Games. It's a sport that has a huge following among the masses in Asia and in the Asian Diaspora world wide.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho
England cannot replace Rooney 09:13am on 15 Oct 2009
A fit Wayne Rooney and a fit Michael Owen, Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Theo Walcott would be great assets to any side in the World Cup. Their ability to pack appropriate weight in their kicks, provide direction to their shots and their familiarity with the goal area could make life challenging for rival defenders and their fans. It would be nice to watch these Big Five fit for the South African Safari. Best wishes.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho
Maradona singing in the rain 7:16pm on 13 Oct 2009
Messi, Tevez and all those shining Argentine stars are playing brilliant football for their respective clubs. With one good and convincing performance, they will surely carry Maradona on their shoulders to South Africa. Messi and Diego Maradona will add special value to the proceedings in South Africa.

Dr. Cajetan Coelho

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