A biography for P. R. Sreejeshhasn’t been written yet.
“International matches are competitive and challenging, even for a normal player.”
“Hockey is not an individual game. It is rather a team game.”
“The best part of any game is that we forget all that happens outside the field when we play, it is a game and we give our best.”
“When I came to the national camp, I wore my pads to get the feel. I started to kick the ball, then stood in the pole and it felt positive. Since then, I am just focusing on making myself better than before.”
“When you are with your team, you get the right motivation to work hard every day and get back to the field quickly.”
“Every tournament is important to me and I need to give my best.”
“Of course I catch up on the odd Malayalam and Tamil movie on streaming platforms once a while.”
“In the Olympics we are facing the toughest opponents in the world so that shows that you do have the chance to beat any team at any given day.”
“You can't win tournaments just with youngsters. In important matches we need experience.”
“We cannot say that Asian Champions Trophy is that easy a contest.”
“One of my friends called me up and said kids in our village are playing hockey with PVC pipes. This is the change I wanted to see. Hopefully, we will be able to inspire the next generation.”
“I will always want to play one more match, one more Olympics.”
“Psychology is not a place where you get results overnight.”
“India-Pakistan match brings a lot of excitement to the table.”
“When I prepare for any tournament, I just feel that I want to give my best in the tournament as I may not get the next opportunity and I don't want to regret it after this tournament.”
“A match against Pakistan is never an easy prospect - especially for goalkeepers in a penalty shootout. We can either become heroes or zeroes.”
“Defender Birendra Lakra, unfortunately, had to miss Rio Olympics due to injury, but we had ready replacements - Harmanpreet Singh and Surender Kumar. They did better because they got the exposure of playing ahead of Olympics. That's the magic of rotational system.”
“It's going to be a long, tough journey to the Olympics.”
“Audiences give us extra energy, they play the role of 12th man in the team.”
“Hockey has changed drastically over the years. Indian greats then played on grass. Now we play on astro-turf.”