When I reflect upon my life, I can clearly see how my passion for running has dominated my life. The images that flash through my mind are those runn… - Milkha Singh

Each of these moments brings back bitter sweet memories as they represent the different stages of my life, a life that has been kept afloat by my intense determination to triumph in my chosen vocation

Discipline, hard work, will power....My experience made me so hard that I wasn't even scared of death." But one story reflects his desire clearest.

The track, to me, was like an open book, in which I could read the meaning and purpose of life. I revered it like I would the sanctum sanctorum in a temple, where the deity resided and before whom I would humbly prostrate myself as a devotee. To keep myself steadfast to my goal, I renounced all pleasures and distractions, to keep myself fit and healthy, and dedicated my life to the ground where I could practice and run. Running had thus become my God, my religion and my beloved,