He wouldn't go home and would sleep in the gym
but he never missed practice sessions.
Strength, speed, endurance...
He's got all the qualities.
Amit, please play the video.
When he was younger, Ajay, his elder brother...
used to go boxing, while Amit would be up to some mischief.
And women from the neighborhood would complain to me...
about how he hurled stones
at their houses and hit their kids.
There were many complaints against me.
I would hit a kid or break something
or snatch something from someone.
So my parents decided to send me,
along with my elder brother
because they'll practice hard and come back home tired
because my brother hits the bed
once he's done training and eating.
Then Ajay started taking him along for boxing.
And after a few days, Amit fell in love with boxing.
They sparred a lot and Ajay said
that Amit was going places.
Coach Anil Dhankar had opened
a small boxing academy in our village.
He is from a nearby village.
And within a year Amit won his coach's heart so much
that his coach was confident
that he could go on to win
a medal for the country.
The situation at home at that time
was very bad and I couldn't afford
to pay my coaching fee.
But my coach never asked for a penny
because he had seen something in me.
But my father did a lot for me.
He got me everything to eat
and bought me clothes.
He even borrowed money from some of his friends.
When I remember it now
it gets quite hard.
So my father has played a big role.
The situation at home was rocky.
But all the dairy products were made at home,
we had cattle then.
His grandfather was a retired army officer
and was getting pension.
His brother joined the army in 2011
and our family's position got better.
His brother has...
sacrificed a lot for Amit.
If we were financially strong then maybe both my sons
would have become boxers and made our country proud.
My brother was better at boxing than me.
When he had to quit, he had high hopes on me.
He used to try and fulfill all my needs.
Whenever I have a bout,
I call him up and ask for tips
about how to fight my opponent.
I ask him how I can win against them.
He always asks me to go with the strategy...
we made with the opponent in mind,
we are going to use that.
I always did as he told me and he helps me to this very day.
Anil Dhankar is to be thanked for what Amit is today.
His coach brought him to this stage.
We couldn't do what he has done for Amit.
Kids from the village used to come to me.
Even his brother used to come.
Since the beginning, our target was never small...
With Amit, we never aimed low
like winning a medal at the state level.
Ever since the beginning,
we set our sights on preparing for an Olympic medal.
Because I've been training with him since I was a kid.
I was really small to play any game then.
He knows at what capacity I play the game
and for how long can I train.
He knows my habits and my punches.
He knows how I dodge and move.
He knows my basics because it was taught by him.
Strength, speed, endurance.
He has all the physical qualities
and he has been constantly improving.
His attacking power was great.
Then, defense and counterattacks.
It kept improving
and that took him to a world-class level.
When I do pad work with him,
I get tired quickly because he knows how to tire me.
I can do around five to six rounds with anybody
and I don't get tired.
But doing four rounds with Coach is really hard.
He knows what tires me and I should get tired
because if I surpass that level, I'll perform better.
And wherever I go to box,
anywhere in India
he's always by my side.
So that connection has brought us
a long way.
His coach has made him mentally tough
with the coaching he provided.
He's so confident
with the outcome from his respective opponents.
So he's always prepared by watching their videos
and reading about them.
That's a part of his training.
Earlier we barely got a chance to watch videos of opponents.
But now, with the help of the Internet,
we can watch any bouts
of the opponents on social media
because I know the fighters who I've already fought
but I watch because I want to know
if they've changed their game.
I tell the coach about my opponent.
And many times coach gives me tips about the opponent
and how I should approach it.
If we are going to be aggressive
or use counterattacks.
I've lost twice to the Olympic champion.
I was fighting him a third time.
So I was so stressed because I'd already lost twice.
If I had lost a third time, he would be unstoppable.
So Coach said the same,
that he'll keep winning until we defeat him.
We won the third fight and the fourth.
He said the same thing that we have defeated him once
and we are going to climb the ladder now.
My message to Amit by using your platform is
that he should practice well
and win for the country,
get a gold medal for the country and make it proud.
That's all I want from him, that is my message to him.
Dad, my coach, my brother...
they only have one thing to say, "Get the gold."
That's all I get to hear from them.
They're confident about me
because of my previous performances.