Meet the man behind Olympic boxer Manoj Kumar

He once dreamt of winning an Olympic medal for India, but dedicated his life to make his brother fulfil that dream.

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00:00So, a tiger can give a tiger-y fight.

00:30A parent who has three kids going to school and three kids are in a boxing game.

00:39Diet is also a problem.

00:41Diet is also a problem.

00:42The biggest problem is shoes.

00:44Your shoes get spoilt while running.

00:46And then we have to work on our footwork.

00:48So, it was a big challenge to maintain it this way.

01:00I am coming to the semi-final as the best boxer of North India.

01:03And I am coming to the semi-final as the best boxer of India.

01:05I came here a year ago and still I was not selected.

01:17When I was a kid, my elder brother won the medal of Landerpesh at the 1996 Olympics.

01:23He had a history in the newspaper.

01:25He inspired me by saying,

01:27if you win the medal at the Olympics, I will get you into boxing.

01:32Whatever I didn't become, I want to make my brother.

01:43So, a tiger can give a tiger-y fight.

01:47If one fell down, the other would stand up and say,

01:51now I will make you fall down.

01:53Then the other would make the other fall down.

01:55Then he would say, no, no, the fight is not over yet.

01:57I will make you fall down.

01:58So, he used to box like a killer.

02:01At that time, we used to wear the same sneakers.

02:04We used to wear a fieldish t-shirt.

02:06We used to train in the cold and hot weather.

02:18I worked with Manoj for 48 days before the Rio Olympics.

02:24You were an official coach at the Rio Olympics.

02:27Yes, I was Manoj's coach.

02:29I have made eight hookahs from my family.

02:32Four of them are international and the rest are international players.

02:36Boxing has given me everything.

02:39They say that life starts and ends with boxing.

02:43So, when you get everything from boxing,

02:46then you are dedicated to boxing.