Every year, National Sports Day is celebrated on August 29 in India to honour the hockey legend, Major Dhyan Chand.
Since 2012, the Government of India decided to celebrate his birthday as the National Sports Day 2012. On this occasion, Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to Major Dhyanchand and also appreciated the families and coaches for the talented athletes.
PM Modi took to Twitter saying, “Government of India is making many efforts to popularise sports and support sports talent in India. I urge everyone to make sports and fitness a part of their daily routine. Doing so Has many benefits. Everyone can be happy and healthy! “
ON NATIONAL SPORTS DAY, READ QUOTES BY LEGENDS OF INDIAN SPORTS
As far as one-day cricket is concerned, Dhoni is one of the greatest captains of all times—Sourav Ganguly
I have always maintained that if you work hard, it won’t go waste, as recognition will come to you at some stage, whether in studies or sports. You need to have good intentions and intent to move ahead in life as well as in sports—Suresh Raina
My philosophy is to not be scared of anyone. If I play well, great; if I don’t, I learn from the match and move on—Saina Nehwal
The future is uncertain, and therefore I can’t predict it—Suresh Raina
There are 2 types of captains in World Cricket. One is MS Dhoni and the other are the all others—Navjot Singh Sidhu
If you don’t execute on your plans, then you don’t reach anywhere—Sachin Tendulkar
It is important to understand that if you do fall, it’s important for you to get right back up again—Sachin Tendulkar