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I do not compete with anybody else I compete only with myself. You saw my capacity a few minutes ago. Now I am competing with myself. When I do weightlifting, my body is my world. If I can improve myself, if I can go beyond my previous achievements, then that is my goal. My own previous record is always what I am competing with.

Sri Chinmoy

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Sri Chinmoy
Age: 76 †
Born: 1931
Born: August 27
Died: 2007
Died: October 11
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Chittagong District
Chinmoy Kumar Ghose
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