Seeing all the haters and nicknames that he posts on his wall helps Azam Khan stay motivated. On his Instagram story, he posted a snapshot of his wall along with comments.
Azam Khan, a wicketkeeper and batter for Pakistan, has admitted that he used vicious slurs and nicknames to spur himself on and get through obstacles he faced because of his somewhat chubby build.
Azam, who is the son of former Pakistan cricketer Moin Khan, wrote words like “aloo [potato], “laddu [a sweet], “haathi [elephant], “fatso,” and “big boy” on scraps of paper and posted them to his wall.
“My dad was like, ‘Are you mad? Why are you doing this to yourself?’ I said, ‘This is giving me motivation,'” the batter told
