Baichung Bhutia, the former captain of the Indian football team, said that football was his calling and persistence and perseverance helped him achieve his dream.
While recounting his love for football, he said he used to wait impatiently for the time when he would come on the ground to play it. “Football is my passion and playing my game is a big happiness for me” he added.
Taking part in games not only makes you physically fit but also increase your mental ablity said Baichung.
He said this while addressing the gathering of the students at Sela Qui International School in Dehradun, his alma mater, of its foundation day on Saturday.
looking back on his yester years, he expressed regret that he shied away from music and other co-curricular activities when he was at the boarding school. However, things were compensated as he started chasing the dream of becoming a footballer from those days, he said.