Motivation Quote by Jahangir Khan

There’s a quiet ache behind the word “proper,” the kind that only makes sense if you know what Jahangir Khan represents: not just a champion, but a whole sporting ecosystem condensed into one person’s discipline. Pakistan didn’t merely produce a great squash player; for a stretch, it produced the greatest. So when Khan talks about building an academy after the 1993 World Open, he’s describing the moment an individual legacy tries to become an institution - and gets stalled by indifference.

The intent is practical on the surface: formalize training, scout juniors nationwide, make excellence repeatable. The subtext is sharper. He’s implying that Pakistan’s squash dominance was never secured by infrastructure, only by exceptional people and informal pipelines. “Recruit juniors from all over Pakistan” isn’t just outreach; it’s a critique of a system that privileges geography, connections, and luck over organized talent development. It’s also the language of someone thinking long-term in a culture that often treats winning as a one-off miracle rather than a process.

Context matters: 1993 is late enough that Khan’s era of near-mythic dominance is tapering, early enough that global professionalization is accelerating. Other countries were investing in coaching, facilities, sports science - turning squash into a modern machine. His frustration (“there was no support”) reads as more than funding woes. It’s the familiar tragedy of post-peak nationalism: everyone loves the medal, few bankroll the method. The line lands because it frames decline not as fate, but as a policy choice.