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Fauja-isms
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“Laughter and happiness is what life should be about. That’s your remedy for everything.”
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“Running makes people more spiritually aware and in tune with their inner self.”
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“When I took up running, it was like meeting God himself.”
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“There are two noble things in life: one to do charity, and the other to look after your body.”
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“Running has made my life worthwhile. I was more dead than alive after the personal tragedy in my life.”
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“I have retired, but only in body. Spiritually, I still feel able.”
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“I fell in love with running, and I started forgetting my grief and traumas.”
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“The first part of the run is when I’m quite cheerful; my heart is singing a song.”
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“I used to approach each race without any stress, as if I was invited to a wedding.”
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“When I get really tired, I start chanting God’s name, ’Waheguru, Waheguru’!”
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“I am very fond of my running shoes. I can’t imagine my life without them.“
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May 9, 2013
Conversation about this article
1: Hardeep Kaur (Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada), May 14, 2013, 3:15 PM.
Just what I needed to read to get myself up and out of my chair and into my running shoes! :)
2: Opinder Kaur Sekhon (Chandigarh, Punjab), December 06, 2014, 9:38 AM.
I want to become a female Fauja Singh. He is my ideal. I have almost touched death but the sports spirit has always made me strong. I always think if Fauja Singh can run, then why not me.