Not many athletes get the opportunity to leave their sport at an all-time high. With one of the greatest players in modern Indian hockey, goalkeeper P.R. Sreejesh sitting out of the Hockey India League (HIL) auction marks his transition from a player to a mentor. In an exclusive conversation with IANS, the Hockey legend stated that he wanted to leave the sport at a high and his memories of the Paris Olympics were the perfect platform to bid the sport farewell. 

“I had to accept the reality, I may have played in the HIL for 1-2 editions but I discussed the situation with my loved ones and they all said, ‘Why do you want to spoil the sweet memories?’ because when I left hockey sitting on the goal posts saying goodbye to the game, I want people to remember me for that,” PR Sreejesh told IANS.