The document discusses the author's two passions of racing and basketball. For racing, the author enjoyed driving pedal karts as a child and appreciates the thrill, competitiveness, and teamwork required in racing sports. The author quenches their desire for racing by participating in karting on tracks near MIT and proposes organizing a racing club or conference at MIT. For basketball, the author discusses feelings of disappointment and victory experienced while playing in school and international competitions, and how basketball helped provide a healthy lifestyle and friendships. The game also influences the author's career through lessons of teamwork and winning.

1. Branko Rodic:
my two passions

3. Thrill. Character. Trust.
I was a bit more than 4 years old when I first drove pedal kart around my
grandparents’ yard.
Even though I never competed professionally, I have always enjoyed the speed, the
thrill and the competitiveness of wheel-based sports.
That is why I love racing.
Racing is one of very rare sports where
changing team colors does not change the
character of the sportsman or what he
wishes for.
That is why I appreciate racing.
In racing, teamwork means the difference between
life and death.
Maybe that is why there are so few mistakes
compared to business.
That is why I admire racing.

4. Racing club
I quench my desire for racing on kart tracks.
Kart is fast and demanding enough to thrill just about
anyone who loves speed and competition.
If there is a place that celebrates the bond between
human and machine, a place where a racing club could
exist among students – it is MIT.
There are a couple of racetracks in Boston area. It could
be a lot of fun to spend a few weekends at a track with
other classmates.
Even a conference encompassing motivation, desire,
teamwork, wining and losing could be organized.
Perhaps we can invite a guest speaker -
The son of a man who lost his life trying to become
Formula One World Champion, but who himself went on
to win the championship: Jacques Villeneuve.

6. How I felt playing basketball
When one of my teammates
substituted for me in the game,
When selected by my took the ball, ran towards the
teammates to be the vice- wrong basket and scored against
captain of the high school our team
team
When not playing at all in the first half
When making the first behind-the-back of the final game against our main
pass in the official game junior league rivals
When I disagreed with my
coach on how to defend the last
When selected in the all-star attack that could have saved
team at the international our win
basketball camp
Today, playing for PwC
team in the national
business league
Hollowness after I lost both
finals in three-point
shootout and free-throws at
the international basketball While watching my
camp in less than an hour opponents get the gold
medals

7. How I think about basketball
It all starts with the dream.
That is a good thing.
I have never stopped dreaming just because I did not have what it takes to become a basketball star.
I relied on basketball to maintain a healthy In my career, I often use experiences from the
lifestyle and desire for winning. basketball court when leading the team or just
Thanks to the game, I made a lot of friends. being part of it.

8. … one feeling remains …