The government does a lot, ranging from providing the infrastructure to financial support for training etc. In our time, we didn't get… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I did not even know what athletics was; the Army taught me everything. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Everybody knows Milkha deserves more than a Padma Shri, but it is for others, including the federation, to nominate me to the… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
When I used to go to Bombay to run, I would often meet Raj Kapoor and he would take me to RK… — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I have no angst that I have not got the Bharat Ratna, it does not matter to me. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I too have daughters, and it saddens me that people think of daughters as a burden. — 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 Image
The first time I ever wore a shoe was in 1955 during the trials for the Melbourne Olympics. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
In the Army, I was running for India and I was a soldier who could have died for India. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I didn't know what off-season meant. I could sprint barefoot, anywhere, anytime and on any surface. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
I do not blame the government for not providing infrastructure to athletes. They have given everything for training of athletes. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
Running had become such an obsession that even when asleep, I would run races in my dreams. — Milkha Singh Copy Share Image
