A single-minded approach helped me to stay grounded

A single-minded approach helped me to stay grounded

-Subramanian Raman

Gold medals aren’t really made of gold. They’re made of sweat, determination, and a hard-to-find alloy called guts,’ says Dan Gable. The quote best explains India’s table tennis player Subramanian Raman. The 49-year-old has dared to dream big and has had the guts to chase them. In an exclusive interview with Sports Champ, the former Olympian speaks on various issues. Excerpts:
In the decade of 1990, Indian table tennis came out of the shadow of the domination of more profound Chinese and Korean paddlers to kickstart a mini-revolution in the country. It became a talk of the town when the Indian team racked up of medals at the Commonwealth Championships in 1997. There were a precious few names who were part of it, but the one that stands out is that of Subramanian Raman, or S Raman-as he is more commonly known. 

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