I find the following comments from Saina Nehwal veery revealing and heartening too. It seems as though that finally more Indians (as recently observed in other circumstances) are slowly beginning to see things for what they are: their strengths and weaknesses; what they need to rectify (attempt to) and are saying things (being true to their beings), their handlers may not like to hear. Such expressions help the largely fearful, frivolous and those who descent with regularity in to the bathetic (a fall from grace/ a moving away from grace, if you will!)--see that things can be done differently while also protecting oneself.
I remember while in Japan in 2008 during the Beijing Olympics, myself attempting to shed light on some issues that cropped up on Chinese athletes. +++++++++++++ "Wang was too fast for me. She put me under pressure with her with parallel game. I should have slowed down things but failed to do it," said Saina. "I tried hard in some areas but she just did not allow me to settle down. Wang was finishing off the points quickly and I could not counter that kind of a game," explained Saina further. Talking about her performance, Wang said: "I will try to get the gold medal but I will also try to enjoy myself on the court." "After winning this match, I have got more confidence now," added Wang. +++++++++++ venantius j pinto
