Pankaj Mahajan became international football coach after quitting alcohol
Pankaj Mahajan, an international football coach, was once addicted to alcohol. His story has a strong motivational message for people who want to quit alcohol. Pankaj Mahajan, of Maharashtra, was 17- year-old when he cried uncontrollably as he saw blood coming out from his mother's head. He sat useless instead of contacting an ambulance due to his inebriation. Pankaj, who is not become an international football coach, says, "Had it not been for my neighbors, my mother would have died in front of my eyes, all because I had been drinking since the morning. During an altercation, my father beat her on the head with a rod, and there was nothing I could do to defend her. That encounter altered the course of my life." He became addicted to alcohol and tobacco in Class 4 as a resident of Maharashtra's Godhani village, and the lack of parental guidance further exacerbated the situation. Pankaj dropped out of school to earn a living since his father was an a...