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Bhogeswar Baruah Quotes

born 1940 India

Bhogeswar Baruah (born 3 September 1940) is an Indian retired athlete, coach, and military soldier. Considered one of the greatest Assamese athletes of all time, he is the first Arjuna award recipient from Assam.

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Hima is the future star and age is with her. So she should focus on the training only.

Definitely, it's a happy feeling for me. I hope the school will help in nurturing a host of young talents who will be able to represent the country in the long run.

Facing hurdles is part of an athlete's life

Officials' indifference and selection bias have been the biggest issues in our country.

Being a man who loves to be in the midst of sporting activities, I am suddenly in a vacuum after all the hurly-burly of the past 10 days. It will take a few days to return to normal life.

It is sad to say there is no production of sportspersons anywhere in Assam. Earlier, we used to organise camps to attract new talent, but it is not happening anymore.

The authorities should scout for young talent in rural areas and groom them into world-class players. I think it is quite possible given the pool of potential star players we have here.

There is no harm in dreaming. After all, the National Games at one point of time was also a dream. We have made it happen. We can all raise a toast for a job accomplished.

I didn't know what to say as I was engulfed by incredible sadness. It was too little, too late

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Bhogeswar Baruah (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.