He once dreamt of winning an Olympic medal for India, but dedicated his life to make his brother fulfil that dream.
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00:00So, a tiger can give a tiger-y fight.
00:30A parent who has three kids going to school and three kids are in a boxing game.
00:39Diet is also a problem.
00:41Diet is also a problem.
00:42The biggest problem is shoes.
00:44Your shoes get spoilt while running.
00:46And then we have to work on our footwork.
00:48So, it was a big challenge to maintain it this way.
01:00I am coming to the semi-final as the best boxer of North India.
01:03And I am coming to the semi-final as the best boxer of India.
01:05I came here a year ago and still I was not selected.
01:17When I was a kid, my elder brother won the medal of Landerpesh at the 1996 Olympics.
01:23He had a history in the newspaper.
01:25He inspired me by saying,
01:27if you win the medal at the Olympics, I will get you into boxing.
01:32Whatever I didn't become, I want to make my brother.
01:43So, a tiger can give a tiger-y fight.
01:47If one fell down, the other would stand up and say,
01:51now I will make you fall down.
01:53Then the other would make the other fall down.
01:55Then he would say, no, no, the fight is not over yet.
01:57I will make you fall down.
01:58So, he used to box like a killer.
02:01At that time, we used to wear the same sneakers.
02:04We used to wear a fieldish t-shirt.
02:06We used to train in the cold and hot weather.
02:18I worked with Manoj for 48 days before the Rio Olympics.
02:24You were an official coach at the Rio Olympics.
02:27Yes, I was Manoj's coach.
02:29I have made eight hookahs from my family.
02:32Four of them are international and the rest are international players.
02:36Boxing has given me everything.
02:39They say that life starts and ends with boxing.
02:43So, when you get everything from boxing,
02:46then you are dedicated to boxing.