I am really lucky that I got such good coaches and everything I wanted, right from the infrastructure to proper coaching.
PV SINDHUI am really lucky that I got such good coaches and everything I wanted, right from the infrastructure to proper coaching.
PV SINDHUAgainst each player, I will give 100 per cent. I give my best in every game.
PV SINDHUWhen you are injured, you need to strengthen yourself very well to make a comeback very confidently.
PV SINDHUYou have to keep on learning all the time unless and until you become perfect in all the strokes.
PV SINDHUFitness is the key. You need to have strokes and stamina and agility; you need to exercise really well. On-court and off-court are equally important.
PV SINDHUThe Olympic medal gave me a lot of confidence, and I went and won my first Super Series in Hong Kong. So in that regards, what Rio did was give me extra motivation and the confidence that now anything can happen.
PV SINDHUEvery tournament I have won has been memorable.
PV SINDHUWhoever plays well on a given day, that player wins.
PV SINDHUI didn’t think I would have an Olympic medal at 21, but I knew I would give my best and play my game. I just viewed it as my first Olympics and that I would take it one match at a time, but to bring a silver home made me very, very happy.
PV SINDHUWhile I am training, I don’t go out for events, so rest days, in a way, take away that time. Apart from that, I just stay at home and rest, maybe relax at home and spend time with family.
PV SINDHUWhen you lose, you keep thinking, ‘I could have done things differently,’ but at that moment, you can’t do anything, so it is important to let go.
PV SINDHUI went to school like any other regular student till Class VIII, and my favourite subject was math. From Class IX, things got a little difficult to manage. I was inclined towards studies, but then I also had to give time to badminton.
PV SINDHUWe can’t play if we are ill or not completely fit.
PV SINDHUI have a lot of hunger to win the big titles.
PV SINDHUYou win some and lose some. It’s all part of the game. You have to take it in a very positive way.
PV SINDHUNagpur to Kanyakumari and Kashmir, future Olympic medallists can come from anywhere. It is the passion that drives you, not the city, provided you get enough facilities.
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