Star pugilist Sushil Kumar is known to be very private person and he hardly talks to media, apart, it is about his game. But for the first time he made an exception and revealed his emotional side to the world as he talked about the contribution his father has made in the building of his career.

With a somber look on his face, the 29-year-old revealed how his father Diwan Singh suffered from cancer in 2011, a period in which he was himself battling injury.

"My father has been a pillar of support. You have seen me in the arena, fighting with opponents, working hard all the time, but I would not have been here without my father. You have not seen him wake up very early in the morning, get milk for me, get me ready for my training, even give a rub, and then go for work and work hard all day. You have not seen those sacrifices," he said.

"It was a cancer of throat, fourth stage. The doctor told us to take care of him for two months. That's all he gave him. But they did not know my father and his courage. He fought and now he is all right."

Diwan Singh's fight with cancer gave son Sushil the strength to fight for a berth in the London Games and achieve what he always thought he was capable of.

Hats off to this father-son duo!

Source: TNN