Our guest today, Yuvraj Walmiki, is a world class hockey player and was part of the Indian team that won the 2011 Asian Champions Trophy. Yuvraj is one of the only Indian players to have played in the German Hockey League for 8 continuous years! Apart from the field, you may have seen Yuvraj be a daredevil on Khatron Ke Khiladi and also showcase his acting talent on the AltBalaji show 'Class of 2020'. Today we talk about his journey from darkness to light in hockey and in life, the politics deep-rooted in sports, the mindset that wins you championships, the unique effects on sportspersons lives due to early achievements and the drive needed to keep reinventing oneself!  So you know the drill, hit that subscribe button and post notification bell and lets get started with today’s podcast!   THE CAREER SHOW WEBSITE: https://www.thecareershow.in/ YUVRAJ WALMIKI's INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/yuvrajhockey_9/?hl=en ------------------------------------- Introduction: (0:00)  Stumbling upon the passion for Hockey: (1:53)  Necessity of Parent's support to nurture sports: (5:26)  State of Hockey Infrastructure and making sports a compulsory subject: (7:14)  Impact of Sports on Yuvraj's life: (9:06)  Chai Pe Charcha with the German team: (11:00)  Perspective shift from the German league: (12:25)  Dealing with achievements early on and the fear of becoming irrelevant : (15:27)  Giving back to the society, Mentorship and striving to make small changes : (17:37)  Transition to being the senior player and the Generational shift in mindset: (23:26)  Dealing with the Politics in sports : (26:09) Battle between the Brothers! : (28:06)  Nurturing the next generation of hockey players : (30:00)  What is one advice that he would have given to his younger self? : (32:09)  Conclusion: (34:04) -------------------------------------  INSTAGRAM: @the_careershow https://www.instagram.com/the_careershow/  LINKEDIN: @The Career Show https://www.linkedin.com/company/thecareershow -------------------------------------  Editor: Siddhesh Varadkar: https://www.instagram.com/sidvaradkar_editor/ Balraj Kashinath Jadhav: https://www.facebook.com/balraj.jadhav.5 -------------------------------------  Music: https://bit.ly/306W5qS --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thecareershow/message