Having featured in several marathon races since he began running two decades back, Fauja believes in leading a disciplined life. " If I do not run, I will not survive. If I do not lead a disciplined life, I will not survive. I do not like to give lectures but I see what suits me," he said.
Fauja, who featured for an international campaign for sportswear in 2004, says he walks for at least 4 hours every day. "I eat very little and begin my day with curd. I do not get angry and get the exercise. Else I will go crazy," said the man who has now become a fitness icon.
He also has a biography based on his life and Khuswant Singh, the author, says Fuaja is a god's gift. "I tell everywhere that after his Toronto feat.....has redefined dictionary meanings of word inspiration, endurance and human will," he said.
I am 100 so I run to survive: Fauja Singh
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