Sandeep Singh Quotes

The problem in Sweden is that, when the players are younger, they are not allowed to develop their own style and skills.

At a young age winning is not the most important thing... the important thing is to develop creative and skilled players with good confidence.

We'll have clinics and educational events and conferences to get more and more young players developing as hockey players.

At Chelsea I knew I'd improve a lot quicker around better players, world-class players.

There are a lot of lessons that you learn, and you have to learn them quickly if you want to be competitive at this top level.

I definitely want to be in a situation where I'm playing with players that are getting me better every day by pushing me and vice versa.

IPL is a platform for players to get noticed and maybe make it to the Indian team, but the focus should be on performance rather than thinking about India selection.

Of course that's Ajax development, giving young players a chance.

Certainly when you're surrounded by top-class players, like Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard, all of them, you only can make progress in a situation like that.

I started playing in school. Lots of kids in Yugoslavia play basketball.

The Khelo India University Games is a great way to unearth talent in this country.

I'm proud to have a small part in the growth of hockey in D.C., but our organization does so much every day to get young kids to play hockey and I'm always appreciative of that.

The Odisha government is supporting the sports circuit very well. Athletes are getting jobs in the government sector and they are providing facilities for all athletes to perform as well.

My PE teacher used to scout for Sporting and, when I was nine, he recommended me for a trial. From there, I just went up through the age groups and was always kept on while others were dropping out.

I think that's the philosophy of all top teams - to educate young, top players and to give them the possibility to play.

'A' tours can be considered as a stepping stone to getting into the national team, so they are really important.

If you are a player wanting to improve then Hibs will be a club you want to go to.

The Championship allows you to grow as a player. It is very competitive.

I'm a bit undercooked when it comes to keeping in Test cricket, but I've had a lot of experience in T20 and ODIs for my country, and my keeping has improved a lot.

Athletes from rural areas are getting a chance to showcase their talent through the Khelo India Games.

What I'm worried about is our team and our players developing and getting better. That's the most important thing.

It's not always about gold medals, I think. It has to be about development, and we are missing that in U.K. at the moment.

My goal is always to qualify, maybe get a couple rounds in, but now I've beaten a couple top players.

If you play with the big time players, you will also improve.

A lot of parents today come forward to encourage their daughters to take up sport because they feel women's cricket is growing in India and they can make a profession out of it.