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Bukan rezeki saya - Aminuddin

Oleh MUSTAPA LAKAWA

PENGURUS Besar Kesatuan Olahraga Amatur Malaysia (KOAM), Aminuddin Nasir mahu semua pihak menerima secara positif peletakan jawatannya dalam badan sukan olahraga negara itu.

Sambil menyifatkan ia sebagai keputusan terbaik demi masa depan sukan tersebut, Aminuddin bagaimanapun enggan menyalahkan mana-mana pihak di sebalik keputusan mengejut yang dibuatnya itu.

"Dalam sukan, apa-apa boleh berlaku dan mungkin rezeki saya tiada di sini (KOAM)," jelas Aminuddin kepada Kosmo! semalam.

"Secara jujurnya, biarlah saya tinggalkan kesatuan ini dengan cara baik tanpa mahu menimbulkan sebarang masalah kepada pihak lain.

"Mungkin juga dengan keputusan ini, pertelagahan yang sering berlaku dalam KOAM akan menjadi semakin kurang."

Aminuddin dilantik sebagai Pengurus Besar KOAM bagi menggantikan Lt. Kol (B) Hamid Barkat pada Januari 2007.

Menurutnya lagi, surat peletakan jawatan telah dihantar kepada Presiden KOAM, Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim pada 17 November lalu.

Begitupun Aminuddin enggan mengulas keputusannya itu walaupun wujud laporan yang mengaitkan ia berpunca daripada isu Persatuan Olahraga Amatur Angkatan Tentera (POAAT).

"Saya tidak mahu menyalahkan mana-mana pihak dan biarlah keputusan ini dipandang dari sudut positif.

"Saya tidak mahu bermasam muka dengan sesetengah pihak hanya kerana isu ini kerana dunia sukan kita cukup kecil dan bila-bila masa kita boleh berjumpa.

"Namun, saya boleh katakan bahawa hati saya cukup dekat dengan masalah-masalah atlet kerana saya juga adalah bekas atlet.

"Jadi, jika timbul sebarang masalah, saya begitu terasa dan mungkin juga kerana saya pernah melalui perkara yang sama," jelas Aminuddin yang juga bekas atlet lumba basikal negara.

"Apa pun, saya tetap terima semua situasi ini sebagai asam garam dalam dunia sukan dan saya boleh katakan bahawa rezeki saya sudah tiada di sini."

Sementara itu, Aminuddin juga berharap penggantinya selepas ini mampu menjalankan tugas dengan baik demi memajukan sukan olahraga negara.

"Posisi ini (pengurus besar) cukup bagus kerana kita akan berhubung terus dengan semua pihak termasuk atlet dan pihak pengurusan. Apa yang penting individu terbabit perlu bijak menyesuaikan diri dengan situasi dalam KOAM," tambahnya.

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