{"id":279048,"date":"2025-04-10T19:51:22","date_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/sree-your-career-as-a-player-is-over-pr-sreejesh-reflects-on-the-moment-after-winning-bronze-medal-playoff-against-spain-at-paris-olympics\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T19:51:22","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T19:51:22","slug":"sree-your-career-as-a-player-is-over-pr-sreejesh-reflects-on-the-moment-after-winning-bronze-medal-playoff-against-spain-at-paris-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/10\/sree-your-career-as-a-player-is-over-pr-sreejesh-reflects-on-the-moment-after-winning-bronze-medal-playoff-against-spain-at-paris-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Sree, your career as a player is over\u2019: PR Sreejesh reflects on the moment after winning bronze medal playoff against Spain at Paris Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/data.indianexpress.com\/election2019\/track_1x1.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\u2018Sree, your career as a player is over\u2019: PR Sreejesh reflects on the moment after winning bronze medal playoff against Spain at Paris Olympics\" title=\"\u2018Sree, your career as a player is over\u2019: PR Sreejesh reflects on the moment after winning bronze medal playoff against Spain at Paris Olympics\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"pcl-full-content\">\n<p>Former India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh revealed why he got so emotional after winning the bronze medal playoff against Spain at Paris Olympics. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was emotional,\u201d said PR Sreejesh at the <a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/idea-exchange\/pr-sreejesh-at-idea-exchange-a-goalpost-never-talks-back-it-just-listens-ive-been-guarding-it-for-24-years-its-a-great-bond-9739559\/\" class=\"\">Indian Express\u2019 Idea Exchange<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p><ev-engagement group-name=\"contentLogin\"\/><ev-engagement group-name=\"myNotification\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ev-meter-content ie-premium-content-block\">\n<p>\u201cI started hockey in 2000 as a little kid in a sports school, not on a big stage. <\/p>\n<div class=\"osv-ad-class\" style=\"background-color: #f2f2f2;height: 375px;margin-bottom: 15px;\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cPlaying for 24 years and knowing it was my last match as an international player, I wanted to let those emotions go. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an hour, I was going to get ready, warm up. I didn\u2019t want the emotions to hold me back once the match started. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs I sat there, memories of my journey flashed in my mind. I reminded myself that my playing career was over, and I needed to focus on my business. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s my laptop wallpaper now, a reminder that \u2018Sree, your career as a player is over.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Having retired from international hockey, he now steps in as India\u2019s junior team head coach, while he will be director and mentor of <a rel=\"noamphtml\" class=\"keywordtourl\" href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/section\/cities\/delhi\/\">Delhi<\/a> SG Pipers in the revamped Hockey India League (HIL).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, my policy is 1-0, I\u2019m happy with that,\u201d said Sreejesh on his coaching philosophy. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut keeping the zero is crucial. You can score 10 goals, but if you can\u2019t maintain that zero, it\u2019s an issue. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe Indians are skilled at attacking hockey. However, in modern hockey, defence is crucial. <\/p>\n<div class=\"adboxtop adsizes\">\n<p>Story continues below this ad<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cCraig (Fulton) often says defence wins championships. We won a final 5-3, but I wasn\u2019t happy. At 5-0, I\u2019d be happy, but at 5-3, there\u2019s a concern. Conceding a goal suggests we are lacking somewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"block3_readmore\">\n<p>\u00a9 IE Online Media Services Pvt Ltd<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"read-more-btn\">Expand<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n{if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\nn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\nif(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\nn.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\nt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\ns.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\nfbq('init', '444470064056909');\nfbq('track', 'PageView');\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/sports\/hockey\/sreejesh-reflects-on-the-moment-after-winning-bronze-medal-playoff-against-spain-at-paris-olympics-9739845\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former India goalkeeper PR Sreejesh revealed why he got so emotional after winning the bronze medal playoff against Spain at Paris Olympics. \u201cIt was emotional,\u201d said PR Sreejesh at the Indian Express\u2019 Idea Exchange. \u201cI started hockey in 2000 as a little kid in a sports school, not on a big stage. 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