Update (13/08/2008)- This is no attempt to take any credit away from Abhinav Bindra’s historic performance but did Abhinav Bindra’s father really say this?
Silent killer, as described by his father, he is the one who spotted his son’s talent when Abhinav was 5 years old. “He kept a water balloon on our maid’s head and began shooting, knowing little that a slight mistake could have proved fatal. But his aim was so perfect that I couldn’t think about anything else but make him a pro,” says AS Bindra.
I wonder what kind of a gun a five year old can be playing with, this could a case of media misquoting the father or the father saying something he didn’t mean. But I guess the parents need to shut up and let the lad do the talking, he is much better at it.
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It indeed has been a proud moment. I just hope the father doesn’t have any more such gems to share with the press.
Looks like this is his bloghttp://abhinavbindra.blogspot.com/Some 500 comments so far congratulating himm…
India never got a gold in individual events in the past 112 years. I was pleasantly surprised when Kapil Dev said that its a bigger moment than winning world cup cricket in 1993!!!
Congratulations to all Indians! He’s done all of us proud.I feel even more proud because he comes from my birth-place i.e. The City Beautiful!:)
hurraaayyyyyyyy !