A biography for P. R. Sreejeshhasn’t been written yet.
“It's important that I stay positive in my messages during matches because the rest of the team is following the tone and tension in my voice. Nothing in my voice should let them down.”
“Olympics is a place where you can be easily distracted to a lot of things and it will seem like a magic world.”
“We are Asian champions, but we cannot take chances.”
“I believe Indian hockey itself is going through a major phase of transformation. We set our sight on winning the gold medal at the Asian Games. We have achieved that.”
“The vamp, or the front of our shoes has to be a bit hard for the extra support because often during a save, our toe can end up jutting outside our leg guard.”
“There's a difference between a young goalkeeper and an experienced goalkeeper. In a pressure situation, an experienced goalkeeper can handle the situation in a calm manner.”
“I want to bring back that glory in our country because we are the Olympic champions. So I want to see that glory days back in India, hence I'm giving my hundred per cent to contribute my best.”
“When a player gets injured, all negative thoughts come in. Then you bump into people who have had that problem and they start telling you about how difficult it is and that doesn't help.”
“We are maintaining a 25-member squad for Rio Games so that has kept a healthy competition within the team. If there are any injuries, we have immediate replacements.”
“No player will say no to an Olympics.”
“Playing against Pakistan automatically motivates our team to perform well.”
“I enjoy endurance training with 5 to 10-kilometre runs. Weight training comes a close second.”
“It's difficult to love a goalkeeper. He is invisible, and is only in the limelight when he makes a blunder.”
“I have been able to give this confidence to the forwards, that 'Don't worry, Sreejesh is there at the back.' That is important to me.”
“Goalkeepers are like wine, the longer you keep it, the better it tastes.”
“Your goal is to win a medal at the Olympics. The players who go into their second Olympics like me, know the agony of missing out on a medal.”
“We have a very good history in hockey and when I look back into my own career, I know I do have a lot of FIH medals, I have medals almost in every tournament but not one in World Cup or Olympics.”
“No matter who the captain is, on the hockey pitch it's the goalkeeper who is leading the side because we have the best view of the field.”
“I started watching my own videos, rectifying mistakes and talking to our coaches. But there is a limit to self-learning but the past 8-9 years have helped me become self-reliant.”
“There is a lot of scope for improvement but as we enter the home stretch for the Olympic preparations, we know the biggest challenge for us is to remain consistent with our performances.”