When his contemporaries like Prakash Padukone and Uday Pawar are into full-time coaching, D&rsquo;Sa plays on.u00a0 Yesterday, he was at the Matunga Gymkhana courts for PJ Hindu Gymkhana B team&rsquo;s doubles fixture, partnering Abhishek Parekh, in the Motiram Cup Inter-club badminton tournament. <img alt="" src="/imagedata/2012/jun/leroy.jpg" style="width: 400px; height: 375px; " /> Leroy D&rsquo;Sa at Matunga Gymkhana yesterday. Pic/Atul Kamble &ldquo;I just don&rsquo;t play to keep myself fit, but playing a tournament gives me a different high,&rdquo; the Western Railway employee, who is also a coach at the PJ Hindu Gymkhana, told MiD DAY. D&rsquo;Sa, who spends four hours a day on court, has his plans well thought out. &ldquo;Next year, I will retire from my service, but will not quit playing badminton and coaching kids. In fact, I will devote more time to the sport,&rdquo; D&rsquo;Sa said. Having represented India in three Asian Games and winning two bronze medals in 1982 and 1986, D&rsquo;Sa feels this time India has a good chance of bagging an Olympic medal in badminton. For that, Saina Nehwal is his best bet. Saina, the best bet &ldquo;All eyes will be on Saina to win a medal and rightly so. But she needs to get some variation in her game,&rdquo; said D&rsquo;Sa. Asked about the chances of doubles and mixed doubles pair of Jwala Gutta-Ashwini Ponnappa and Jwala-V Diju, the 58-year-old said they need to peak at the right time to be in the hunt for a medal. u00a0

Seven-time national doubles badminton champion, Leroy D'Sa isn't short on motivation. Even at the age of 58, D'Sa derives pleasure in giving younger generation a run for their money

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