▁Hell ▁with ▁Hockey . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁As lam ▁Sher ▁Khan ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 5 3 ▁to ▁father ▁Late ▁Ah med ▁Sher ▁Khan ▁and ▁mother ▁Ah medi ▁in ▁Bh op al , ▁India . ▁ ▁His ▁father ▁Ah med ▁Sher ▁Khan ▁represented ▁India ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁at ▁the ▁Berlin ▁Olympics . ▁As ▁he ▁said ▁in ▁his ▁aut obi ography ▁about ▁his ▁grand father ' s ▁saying , ▁" Your ▁father ▁had ▁a ▁stre ak ▁of ▁mad ness ▁in ▁him , ▁Like ▁you , ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁great ▁ob session ▁for ▁hockey . ▁He ▁made ▁your ▁mother ▁promise ▁that ▁if ▁they ▁had ▁a ▁son , ▁she ▁would ▁bring ▁him ▁up ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁hockey ▁player ." ▁Ah med ▁Sher ▁Khan ▁was ▁the ▁Hockey ▁coach ▁of ▁As lam ' s ▁school ▁but ▁never ▁selected ▁As lam ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁the ▁school ▁team . ▁When ▁he ▁asked ▁his ▁father ▁about ▁this ▁thing ▁he ▁replied ▁" you ▁still ▁have ▁a ▁lot ▁to ▁learn ." ▁ ▁Career ▁ ▁As lam ▁Sher ▁Khan ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁for ▁the ▁All ▁India ▁schools ▁hockey ▁camp ▁at ▁Bh op al . ▁But ▁his ▁father ▁fell ▁ill ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁want ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁camp ▁but ▁his ▁father ▁motiv ated ▁him ▁by ▁saying ▁" The ▁more ▁you ▁play , ▁and ▁the ▁better ▁you ▁play , ▁the ▁more ▁I ' ll ▁know ▁you ▁love ▁me ." ▁That ▁rever ber ated ▁like ▁an