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 perform 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 how one can cope with profession lows, an trustworthy Sreejesh responded saying you must 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. Identical method, you lose, you win, you have a good time after victory or really feel unhappy after defeat, you must overlook it and transfer ahead then and there,” Sreejesh mentioned.
“What’s subsequent, what ought to I do subsequent. What can I study from my victories and defeats. That is the one factor that may push you ahead. We as gamers are simple. It’s a must to 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 almost twenty years, will take up the position of the junior nationwide coach.
“Sreejesh is now going to be the junior staff coach and we’re retiring the No. 16 jersey for the senior staff. We aren’t retiring No. 16 for the junior staff.
“Sreejesh dusra Sreejesh ko paida karega in junior staff (Sreejesh will groom somebody like him within the junior staff who will put on the No.16 jersey),” mentioned Singh at a felicitation perform for the veteran.
Sreejesh and Manu had been India’s flag-bearers on the Olympics closing ceremony.
