“One should never be afraid to lose, this is sport.”
Doing well in the Olympics does more for a nation’s mental health than any amount of politicking or dull economics numbers. Time for the UK to learn from success and do even more to broaden access as the Disruptive Tokyo Games highlights the opportunities!
I’m afraid there won’t be a lot of insights on markets, or facts about equity and bond valuations this morning. Instead, I’m wondering about sport and some of the extraordinary things we’ve been watching from the Tokyo Olympics – and what it might mean for the UK in particular.
Family: Married with two daughters: Asayel, 7, and Sara, 6
Favourite piece of music: Horse Dance by Naseer Shamma
Favourite book: Science and geology
Favourite place to travel to: Washington DC
Best advice you’ve ever been given: If you have a dream, you have to believe it, then you will see it.
Following your dreams can require a leap of faith. But for Abu Dhabi oud player, composer and teacher Mohammed Dohai his passion for the classical Arabic instrument proved overwhelming.
Having spent a decade as a civil inspector, working on engineering projects in the UAE, six years ago the Yemen-born father of two made the bold move to dedicate himself to the oud full-time.