Usually, I don’t have many people whom I admire except for my family. I find the source of inspiration from within my family. Yet, there’s one person who has always been very close to my heart and it is none other than Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is a very renowned Indian cricketer and people lovingly call him Mahi. He is my favorite player and has played for Team India but is now currently retired. It is great to watch him play. He is very calm and composed which prevented arguments in the team. Moreover, he is a very good at wicket keeping skills and has made Team India win several times. I have been his huge fan since childhood. I may really remember last year I got a chance to meet him personally and I was very elated. And surprisingly, unlike other famous people, he was a very humble and down to earth person. He greeted us warmly and I loved to have a conversation with him. Under his captaincy, India won World Cup twice which is an extremely proud thing. He has received Padma Shree for his contribution to the country and it is the most prestigious award in my country. He is very friendly and understands that he has such a huge fandom and behaves very nicely with his fans and is never overconfident and never shows superiority complex. He is very generous towards animals as he also runs an association for stray animals which feeds and takes great care of them. All in all, he is a very hardworking and dedicated person and I truly inspire youngsters.
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Usually, I don't have many people whom I admire except for my family. I find my source of inspiration within my family. Yet, there's one person who has always been very close to my heart, and it is none other than Mahendra Singh Dhoni. He is a renowned Indian cricketer, and people lovingly call him Mahi. He is my favorite player and has played for Team India but is now retired. It is great to watch him play. He is very calm and composed, which prevented arguments in the team. Moreover, he is very good at wicketkeeping skills and has led Team India to victory several times. I have been a huge fan of his since childhood. I remember last year I got a chance to meet him personally, and I was elated. Surprisingly, unlike other famous people, he was very humble and down to earth. He greeted us warmly, and I loved having a conversation with him. Under his captaincy, India won the World Cup twice, which is an extremely proud achievement. He has received the Padma Shree for his contribution to the country, which is the most prestigious award in my country. He is very friendly and understands that he has a huge fandom. He behaves nicely with his fans, is never overconfident, and never shows a superiority complex. He is very generous towards animals, as he also runs an association for stray animals that feeds and takes great care of them. All in all, he is a hardworking and dedicated person, and I truly inspire youngsters.
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