The previous India goalkeeper not too long ago bid adieu to his glittering 18-year-old lengthy profession after India’s second successive bronze medal on the Paris Olympics.
On the Hockey India operate that was organized to honour the ‘Nice wall of India’, Sreejesh had an attention-grabbing question from his fellow double medal winner Manu Bhaker.
When the India shooter requested Sreejesh learn how to take care of profession lows, an sincere Sreejesh responded saying it’s important to overlook wins and losses after the second.
“This too shall cross. (Ye time nikal jayega). Our coach taught us the time period ‘water on deck’. The quantity of water that’s on the deck, it goes away. Similar manner, you lose, you win, you have a good time after victory or really feel unhappy after defeat, it’s important to overlook it and transfer ahead then and there,” Sreejesh stated.
“What’s subsequent, what ought to I do subsequent. What can I be taught from my victories and defeats. That is the one factor that can push you ahead. We as gamers are easy. You must maintain a goal and work for that. By no means hand over and belief your course of,” he added.
Earlier within the day, Hockey India retired the jersey variety of goalkeeping stalwart Sreejesh. .
The federation’s secretary basic Bhola Nath Singh introduced that the affable 36-year-old, who donned the No. 16 jersey for practically twenty years, will take up the position of the junior nationwide coach.
“Sreejesh is now going to be the junior crew coach and we’re retiring the No. 16 jersey for the senior crew. We’re not retiring No. 16 for the junior crew.
“Sreejesh dusra Sreejesh ko paida karega in junior crew (Sreejesh will groom somebody like him within the junior crew who will put on the No.16 jersey),” stated Singh at a felicitation operate for the veteran.
Sreejesh and Manu have been India’s flag-bearers on the Olympics closing ceremony.
