Vidagdha's Jacket
This morning I saw the jacket Vidagdha gave me that says, “Training for 1 Ton.” When I saw the jacket, I got confidence that I would do 2,000 pounds. I said, “Let me do it today.”First I did 400, 600, 800 and then 1,000 pounds, and all the time I was wearing her jacket. She will be so happy!
Then I went from 1,000 to 2,000. When I was lifting 2,000, I didn’t dare use the jacket because I knew I had to kill myself and the jacket might be slippery. I was afraid the weight might slip off my shoulders. So I took the jacket off and held it in front of the video camera.
— 30 November 1986
Sri Chinmoy, My weightlifting tears and smiles, part 2, Agni Press, 1986
