He made sure he carried a few of those books wherever he went. That specific genre used to occupy a significant part of his almirah at home. If and when Sreejesh decides its time to write his story (his playing career has two more games to run), that autobiography will occupy its own pride of place in the cupboards and libraries up and down the country for people to read and get inspired. On Sunday, with the clock ticking down on one of India's greatest of all time, the 36-year-old was not just inspirational or outstanding. He was something else; an ethereal figure, a light from up above.
For the best part of two decades, Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh some performances demand you use the athlete's full name to do it proper justice carried Indian hockey on his shoulders. Peaks and troughs.
Mind-melting disappointments and rousing renditions. A one man band playing some of the greatest hits in a sea of mediocrity.
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