Dhyan Chand - India

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santro
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Dhyan Chand - India

Like Pele and Don Bradman, Dhyan Chand has a seat reserved at the table of legends. Myths surround Dhyan Chand, though he has no reams of literature to record his brilliance, nor highlight films for us to gasp at.

They broke his stick in Holland (1928) to check for a magnet; the Japanese (1932) decided it was glue; Adolf Hitler (1936) offered to make him a corporal.

When Dhyan Chand was diagnosed with liver cancer at Delhi's All India Institute of Medical Sciences, they dumped him in the general ward. A journalist's article eventually got him moved to a special room.

His funeral was held in his hometown Jhansi, on the ground he played on. Players came, but it seemed a little late. The opening words of his autobiography state, "You are doubtless aware that I am a common man."

He wasn't, but he died like one.

03-17-2006 04:05 AM

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RE: Dhyan Chand - India

What the heck? Who is this guy?

07-25-2006 10:19 PM

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shane472 Wrote:

What the heck? Who is this guy?

Dhyan Chand was the Wayne Gretzky of field hockey, he led the Indian hockey team to Olympic gold in the 1936 Olympics in Germany, Hitler was there at the match and was pissed off to see Indian's thrashing his superior Aryan team, the Indian's ended up winning 8-1 with Chand scoring 6 of them and setting up the other two and Hitler offered to make him a major if he stayed back in Germany which he refused.

http://in.rediff.com/sports/2001/aug/28dyan.htm

10-29-2006 05:50 PM

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RE: Dhyan Chand - India

dhyan chand was a great hockey legend , a master in his play and a guy with team spirit also ,one time he gave pass to his teammate instead of scoring himself ( he was more comfortable position in scoring it ) thereby giving chance to his teammate to score goal
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salute to him!

03-11-2007 02:47 AM