Years before Neeraj Chopra, another Indian javelin thrower won golds for India at the biggest stage. If you knew his story, you would never forget who Devendra Jhajharia is...
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00:00The journey of my life is that my life beat me up so much that it turned me into a gold.
00:30The journey of my life is that my life beat me up so much that it turned me into a gold.
01:00The saddest thing was that there was no electricity in the village.
01:10You keep a 9-10 year old child in a hospital for 5-6 months.
01:17That one day was equal to a year for me.
01:20My parents told me to go and play with the kids.
01:32I said, how will I play with the kids? Who will feed me?
01:51They told me to speak differently.
01:54Why did you come here? What do you want to do?
01:56You should study. Do whatever you want to do in your life.
01:59I used to feel that way.
02:01So I decided not to call myself weak.
02:21In Athens, I won a gold medal with a world record.
02:39A friend asked me if I would really play.
02:43I said, what are you talking about?
02:46You are talking about playing. I will win a gold medal.
02:50I will win a gold medal.
03:11I want to say that you have to believe in yourself in life.
03:16That I can do it.
03:20I can do it.