Talent doesn’t matter, but who knows whom

Talent doesn’t matter, but who knows whom.

Former professional basketball player for a Prague team. He played everywhere around the world. His dream was to be an NBA player and to be a big star. Basketball fulfilled him. During a transition from a children pastime to a professional sport, he found out that who knows who (connections) and who intercedes with big bosses is more important than your talent and how well you play. That was one of the reasons which put him off pursuing a career of the professional basketball player. He studies Czech language and journalism at university.

Břetislav Sobek

My name is Bretislav Sobek. I am curious and don’t understand new things. That is the reason why I ask, I write it down and post it.

I have written hundreds of emails to newspaper’s editorial offices. They have answered me once. They wrote me that if I wanted to write I should study journalism including a link to the right faculty. They said it was supposed to be the right place for me.

Others answered with a suspicion that I was a PR manager of a political party. I just wanted to inform my fellow citizens about what I think was important to them.

I applied for Journalists unions. They didn’t accept me and weren’t able to explain me why. The same went for another ten candidates.

And that’s the reason why I decided to set up my own newspaper and named myself a chief editor.