I have given permission that my medals be transferred from the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium in New Delhi to the sports museum in… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I did not know about awards. I just wanted to break the world record and the Olympic record. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
The first time I ever wore a shoe was in 1955 during the trials for the Melbourne Olympics. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Athletics needs more focus because it is the heart and soul of any Olympics. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I came from a remote village, I didn't know what running was, or the Olympics. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
You must understand that to get an Olympic medal is a huge achievement. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Today, Jamaica is known because of just one man - Usain Bolt. Not many Indians have managed to reach the finals of… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Gold slipped from my hand at the Rome Olympics and then from P.T. Usha at the Los Angeles Olympics. But it is… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
In my teens, I had no idea about running as a sports event. For me, an orphan, it was not only about… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
When I won gold medals in both the 200m and 400m events at the 1958 Asian Games, the then chief of army… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Politicians or well connected people will try to get hold of federations and they don't think about sportspersons. — Milkha Singh Copy Share
The first time I ever wore a shoe was in 1955 during the trials for the Melbourne Olympics. — Milkha Singh Copy Share
Athletes like me, PT Usha, Anju Bobby Gerorge have reached finals in Olympics, and it's not easy to reach the finals. If Indians were… — Milkha Singh Copy Share
No one should suffer what I suffered. I still dread those scenes when man killed man. I lost my parents, most of my family,… — Milkha Singh Copy Share
In the Army, I was running for India and I was a soldier who could have died for India. — Milkha Singh Copy Share
I didn't know what off-season meant. I could sprint barefoot, anywhere, anytime and on any surface. — Milkha Singh Copy Share
I do not blame the government for not providing infrastructure to athletes. They have given everything for training of athletes. — Milkha Singh Copy Share
Running had become such an obsession that even when asleep, I would run races in my dreams. — Milkha Singh Copy Share
When I started running in 1951, running shoes weren't even produced in India. — Milkha Singh Copy Share
I don't even know when my father admitted me to school. During those days in villages, people did not remember the exact date a… — Milkha Singh Copy Share
