Must Read Bharat Ratna Sachin Tendulkar! We All Love Sachin... No Doubt He Is A Gem.. But Do We Know There Is Someone Who Deserves This (At Least) As Much As Tendulkar Does.. Major Dhyan Chand- The Greatest Hockey Player (The Magician). PROFILE: 1. Three Consecutive Olympic Gold Medals 2. Over 400 International Goals (1000 overall!) MOMENTS: *Once Major Dhyan Chand was not able to score a goal against the opposition team. After several misses, he argued with the match referee regarding the measurement of the goal post, and amazingly, he was proven right! *In the 1936 Olympics, Dhyan Chands magical stick-work drew large crowds. A German newspaper had headline: The Olympic complex now has a magic show too. The next day, there were posters all over Berlin: Visit the hockey stadium to watch the Indian magician Dhyan Chand in action. *Legend has it that the HITLER was so impressed by Dhyan Chands wizardry with the stick that he offered the Indian a chance to move to Germany and the post of Colonel in his army, which the Indian is said to have declined with a smile. *During a match with Germany in the 1936 Olympics, Dhyan Chand lost a tooth in a collision with the aggressive goalkeeper. Returning to the field after medical attention, Dhyan Chand reportedly told the players to TEACH A LESSON to the Germans BY NOT SCORING. The Indians repeatedly took the ball to the German circle only to backpedal. *Sir Don Bradman and Dhyan Chand once came face to face at Adelaide in 1935. After watching Dhyan Chand in action, Don Bradman remarked He scores goals like runs in cricket *Once during Olympics in 1936 the opponent had blamed that he uses a magnetic stick, thereafter his stick was checked by referee.. Result - nothing came out of it. *Residents of Vienna, Austria, have set up a statue of him with four hands and four sticks, depicting his control and mastery over the ball. *Last and Best. In his last days, he was short of money. But he never coached any foreign team for the fear of his team defeating the Indian team. *Though he was respected all over the world, he never got love and respect from his own country.. Once when he was old, he went to a tournament in Ahmadabad and they turned him away NOT KNOWING WHO HE WAS. Even today, sadly, the scene is no different.. Salute To Both Sachin and Major Dhyan Chand (*.*)>
Posted on: Tue, 19 Nov 2013 07:37:04 +0000
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