sports day intro

1. “It is not my country’s duty to push me ahead. It is my duty to push my country ahead.” – Major Dhyan Chand.

2. “I would not stop until I had filled up a bucket with my sweat. I would push myself so much that in the end I would collapse and I would have to be admitted to hospital, I would pray to God to save me, promise that I would be more careful in future. And then I would do it all over again.” - Milkha Singh.

3. “In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short team, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.” – Kapil Dev.

4. "My life started with struggle. My father ran a small cloth store and we were never financially secure." - P T Usha.

5. “When people throw stones at you, you turn them into milestones.” - Sachin Tendulkar.

6. “Nobody has seen form. It’s a state of mind where you are confident and you think very positively and everything you think about, It’s about how you treat the mind.” - M S Dhoni.

7. “Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize. “ – Virat Kohli.

8. “I want to be the best, it’s not about ranking, it’s about consistency.” – Saina Nehwal.

9. “I have only one talent. I can work harder than anyone else.” - Abhinav Bindra.

10. “If I, being a mother of two, can win a medal, so can you all. Take me as an example and don`t give up .” - Mary Kom.

11. "My village still does not have a playground. Whenever I stay there, I need to practice on a road ." - Neeraj Chopra.

12. “If you want to achieve something in life, you have to take risks.” - Deepa Karmakar.

13. “Confidence is very important – even pretending to be Confident. If you make a Mistake but do not let your Opponent see what you are thinking then he may overlook the Mistake.” - Viswanathan Anand.

14. “If we really want to become a good football nation, we need to work at the grass-root level, We need to open more academies with top facilities .” - Baichung Bhutia.

15. “One needs to plan precisely to be at the peak form during the Olympics. One can’t make the mistake of reaching the peak, a week earlier or a week later.” - Prakash Padukone.

16. “Your dreams are what define your individuality. They have the power to give you wings and make you fly high.” – PV Sindhu.

17. "My main concern is to acquire a new pair of spike shoes, as mine are worn out. The running shoes are quite expensive, and I request the state government to provide a set of tracksuit and a pair of running shoes so that I could give my best performance." - Dutee Chand.

18. "Hardships confronted us from my childhood days but I’m glad that we as a family could tide over it." - OP Jaisha.

19. "Both my parents were rice farmers. I could not afford shoes, but they asked me to make the best of what I have." - Hima Das.

20. "Ultimately, one excels only at the things one truly enjoys and is willing to work hard at." - Aditi Chauhan.