Top 19 Quotes & Sayings by Neeraj Chopra

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Last updated on December 21, 2024.

Subedar Neeraj Chopra is an Indian track and field athlete who is the reigning Olympic champion in javelin throw. He is the first Asian athlete to win an Olympic gold medal in men's javelin throw. A Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) in the Indian Army, Chopra is the first track and field athlete to win a gold medal for India at the Olympics. He is also the first track and field athlete from India to win at the IAAF World U20 Championships, where in 2016 he achieved a world under-20 record throw of 86.48 m, becoming the first Indian athlete to set a world record. Chopra is from the Ror community of Haryana.

Indian - Athlete | Born: December 24, 1997

Source: Wikipedia

We are farmers, nobody in the family has a government job and my family has been supporting me with difficulty. But it is a sort of relief now that I am able to support my family financially besides continuing with my training.

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We athletes have a life that revolves around training.

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A medal in Tokyo Olympics is my target, it's the ultimate for an athlete. I am still young and my best is yet to come.

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I did have a very good 2018 season, but missed out on the entire 2019 season because of the surgery I had to undergo on my elbow and the rehabilitation after that.

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Javelin throw is a very technical event and a lot depends on the day's form.

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My technique is such that even if I turn my back on the throw, I understand what I have thrown and I start celebrating.

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It motivates me that people rate me so highly and want me to do well, which is a good feeling. Personally, I don't think about milestones or medals, but like to take each competition as it comes and focus on doing my best and becoming better with each competition.

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Sports teaches us to be together and united.

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I am very fond of sports apparel so I used to visit the mall often and get some good shirts or shoes and even have a nice meal with my physiotherapist.

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My aim is to do better than I did in Tokyo. I am glad I won the Olympic gold. I may have got the national record, but I am trying to breach the 90-metre barrier.

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My life became occupied with only a couple of things: go to the stadium and practice, come back home, eat, then go back to training.

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Medals are decided on the day, not before that.

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Punjabi songs and Babu Mann tops my playlist. I also listen to a lot of English music although I don't understand a single word. If the music is good, I am fine.

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I love blasting good music on the Bluetooth speakers through my phone.

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Once I throw, I immediately know how well I have done, or how badly, from the effort I have put in and the way the rhythm and technique comes together.

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Javelin is a very technical sport. I rectified my faults over time. Then I trained under foreign coaches who further rectified my errors.

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The biggest learning is that an athlete needs to know when to stop. To know that if I push beyond this, there could be a problem.

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