I have been on the deathbed so many times and had to be given oxygen while training. I did not know if I would survive, but the roar of applause would lift me up. — 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 learning how to survive the brutal world, but also about carving an identity. — 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
