Motivation Quote by Jahangir Khan

Jahangir Khan isn’t offering a generic “kids these days” scolding so much as issuing a veteran’s diagnosis of what separates domestic promise from global dominance. Coming from a player whose name is basically shorthand for ruthless competitive standards, “not hard working” lands less as moral judgment and more as a performance metric: training volume, discipline, recovery, repetition under pressure. In elite sport, effort isn’t inspirational wallpaper; it’s the difference between looking great in familiar conditions and surviving the strange, grinding weeks of international play.

The line about “cannot deliver when they play abroad” is doing the real work. It points to the hidden variables that don’t show up in local tournaments: travel fatigue, different courts, hostile crowds, unfamiliar food and sleep schedules, refereeing styles, and the psychological hit of being outside your routine and support network. Khan’s subtext is that talent is plentiful, but resilience is cultivated, and too many players are being developed for comfort rather than volatility.

There’s also a cultural critique tucked inside the sports talk. When he says “most of them can perform well,” he’s acknowledging skill and potential; when he says they “cannot deliver,” he’s calling out a system that rewards highlight-reel ability without building the habits that travel well. It’s a challenge to players and federations alike: stop confusing local success with readiness. Abroad is where reputations stop being inherited and start being earned.