A biography for P. R. Sreejeshhasn’t been written yet.
“I never dreamt of captaining the team and leading the side in the Olympics. It's a great honor.”
“Nothing is certain in a sportsperson's life. There can be an injury, performance can go down, others can do better than me.”
“Well, I come from a poor family. My father is a farmer. When I started playing, I wasn't privileged enough to afford hockey pads and a kit, that was out of my reach.”
“I never really expected the captaincy, honestly. It's a great honour to lead India at the Olympics.”
“To build my core strength, I do push-ups, sit-ups, crunches, on-the-spot running with bands, and individual runs.”
“You can't expect a coach to come in and just change everything overnight.”
“Experience. I have that in abundance and that is what I can share.”
“The captain is not in total command of the match. The man who is possessing the ball at a given time is the captain.”
“You cannot play at your best and beat a top team one day and drop your level the next day.”
“Our shoes weather a lot of blows and sometimes a wrong movement can cause them to come apart in half.”
“The first few years were quite hard for me. It took time for me to understand what exactly is international hockey.”
“I've set myself a target of four books a month.”
“I think it's important for me to share my experiences with the younger players and give them feedback on their performances.”
“Normally, a goalkeeper has to be a perfect man. All my mistakes are visible so I have to keep my concentration all the time.”
“I was so hooked to 'The Da Vinci Code' that I jumped out of bed at 2 A. M., and could only go back to sleep after I'd finished the final few chapters.”
“We are better placed than Pakistan as we have been playing against top teams around the world. Pakistan on the other hand failed to qualify for the Olympics for the first time in their history.”
“Even when following a strict training regimen, you're allowed a couple of cheat meals.”
“I always believe in trying something extra-ordinary and fighting against myself, gives me the biggest confidence boost.”
“I have a three-month-old daughter and I want to spend as much time with her as I can.”
“Before the injury hockey was everything in my life. Now I know even if I am out of hockey, there are other important things in life. I am confident, calmer and wiser now.”