The Race of My Life: An Autobiography: A Poetic Journey

by Milkha Singh

Milkha Singh’s life paints an intricate image of human trials and tribulations, one which evocatively illustrates that true victory lies in racing with one’s troubles, not in running away from them… aapni mushkilon se bhago nahin, unkey saath daud lagao.

you can achieve anything in life. It just depends on how desperate you are to achieve it.

My philosophy is very simple: ‘The lines on our palms do not decide our future, kambakht, we, too, have a say in it.’ Hard work can change destiny as I know only

Mita de apni hasti ko agar koi martaba chahe, ki dana khak may mil kar gul-e-gulzar hota hai

Destroy your entire existence if you want to reach the zenith, ’Cos a seed has to become one with the dust to sprout and blossom into a flower.