I was at the Gopichand Academy since I was 10.
PV SINDHUI was 18 when I was presented with the Arjuna Award. To say it feels really good would be an understatement. But I don’t know how else to convey the feeling. I am grateful for having received this prestigious award at such a young age.
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I 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.
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I love to experiment with my looks and dresses on and off the court because I love to turn out very well. But, I must add here that just good-looking athletes can’t do anything for their sport.
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Hard work is the key for success.
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Life has changed both on and off the court after the Rio Olympics medal. I have a lot of confidence on the court now and feel anything is possible. I also feel that I have improved my game. Off the court, I do get recognised more now.
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Definitely, the aim is to become No.1.
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It’s always good to win a title.
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It takes years of practice to become a World No. 1 or 2.
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I have learnt many things, but there’s more to learn. Every day is a new start.
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Sometimes you don’t play up to the mark, and you win even then.
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I think each player has a different style of play, and every match is different.
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I had once thought I would become a doctor but gave up on the thought soon enough. I took up the racquet instead. Later, when I saw my sister studying so much to become a doctor, I was like, ‘Thank God I am a shuttler!’
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While there are many good courts in the country, we need to have good coaches for more players to come up. Not everyone can go to Gopichand Academy, and everyone cannot afford international tournaments.
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I am really lucky that I got such good coaches and everything I wanted, right from the infrastructure to proper coaching.
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Ups and downs will be happening; coming to the final and losing by a point or so should not matter.
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Many players are of the same standard; it all depends on how your strokes land on the other side of court.
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