Veteran actor Amitabh Bachchan remembered late sports icon Milkha Singh by sharing the last page of his autobiography 'The Race of My Life' on Twitter. Taking to the micro-blogging website, Bachchan shared the contemplative page in which Singh had shared his thoughts about life.
The page reads, “My final words would be: life as a sportsperson is hard, and there will certainly be times when you might be tempted to quit or rake shortcuts - but remember there are no shortcuts to success. At such times you should try and derive inspiration from this Urdu couplet: “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 dust to sprout the blossom into a flower.) Bachchan captioned the post, “The last page of Milkha Singh's book .. An inspiration for all.”
In an earlier tweet, Amitabh mourned the death of the Indian athlete. He wrote, “In grief .. Milkha Singh passes away .. the pride of India .. a great athlete .. a greater human .. Waheguru di Mehr .. prayers.”
Singh passed away in Chandigarh, at the age of 91. He was in isolation at home after having tested positive for Covid-19. He is a four-time Asian Games gold-medalist and 1958 Commonwealth Games champion. Called 'The Flying Sikh', he is to this date, the only Indian athlete to win gold in the Asian and Commonwealth Championship. Singh is survived by one son and three daughters.
