The great badminton coach Pullela Gopichand said “Sindhu did not have her phone during the last three months. The first thing is I would return her phone. The second thing, after coming here for last 12-13 days, I had deprived her from having sweet curd which she likes most. I also stopped her from eating ice-cream. Now she can eat whatever she wants,” an elated Gopi said after Sindhu’s silver winning feat.
Gopicahdn praised Sindhu’s work ethic during the lead upto the Olympics.”She has had a great last week. The kind of work she has put in the last two months is tremendous. The kind of sacrifices she has made without complaining is fantastic. She deserved to enjoy the moment and that’s what I really wanted her to do. I’m very truly very happy.”
At a very young age of 21, Sindhu’s journey has just begun and Gopi expects bigger things from one of her favourite students.”Sindhu is much younger. I think she has developed a lot in this tournament. She has a lot of potential to grow further. You should give your best shot. She has done us proud. I’m really happy for her.”
The coachs advice to Sindhu has been to think about having won a silver rather than feel disappointed on having missed gold.
“I told her don’t think that you lost it. Remember that we have won a medal. I wanted to tell her this to ensure that she does not forget the last week’s effort that she put in to come to second place on the podium.
