I grew up in a middle class family whose passion was sports. And it just shows that with hard work and belief, any body can become a champion"
Leander Paes
He won the Tennis singles bronze at 1996 Atlanta Olympics. It was India's first individual Olympic medal since wrestler Khashaba Jadhav's medal at 1952 Helsinki
Leander says, " Every Sunday after Church, I used to polish my father's Olympic Medal. My parents had hundreds of trophies, but this one(the Olympic medal) attracted me. I wanted one of my own."