“We players, along with coaches, have to work very hard after our Olympic disappointment,” he says, pricking at the scar that hurts across the length and breadth of Indian hockey. “It is our collective responsibility to bring hockey back to where it was,” he says, adding, “I keep that in mind when I go about my repetitive routine.”
A silver medallist at junior events in Malaysia and Singapore and a camp regular, Rupinder looks back on the day Pathania told him how his strength could be an asset for any team with the drag-flick. “My height was a gift, how I put it to use and how much hard work I put in will decide my future,” he insists.
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