A very happy birthday to Marvan Atapattu.

He got a total of one run from his first six innings but went on to score six double hundreds.

This is a remarkable achievement, but there is a flip side to this.

He has become a subject in those rubbish motivational speeches.
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They often cite his example, littering the story with ridiculous jargon like core competence, elevator speech, synergise, and paradigm shift.

Enough to put anyone off Atapattu.

Thankfully, I either zoned out.or steered clear, and never stopped liking the man.
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Despite the fact that I have been asked whether he and Chamari are related about five hundred times.