SHUTTLE TRAINER

Having coached the likes of Saina Nehwal and P.V. Sindhu, Pullela Gopichand uses his autobiography, Shuttler’s Flick: Making Every Match Count, to share his recipes for success

- Shail Desai

Q. Why did you choose to integrate self-help elements with your personal story in this book?

It was the result of a lot of questions—parents and players would often ask about training; coaches would ask what they should teach. My co-author, Priya (Kumar), has a lot of experience with writing self-help books, so she could actually break it down into points, which made the book relevant for everyone.