A salute to the heroes behind the heroes

The coaches of the great players play a very important role in making them great.This Teachers Day I am writting this blog about some of the coaches of the greats.

Pullela Gopichand is one of the most famous coaches.He himself was a great badminton player and a former All England Open champion.He has been felicitated with Arjuna award in 1999, Dronacharya Award in 2009 and Padma Bhushan in 2014 .He has been the person who is responsible for the upliftment of Indian players in the recent years.He has trained two Olympic medallists Saina Nehwal who won bronze in 2012 London Olympics and P.V Sindhu who won silver in Rio Olympics.He runs the Gopichand badminton academy in which he trains players from a very young age and makes them champions.P.V Sindhu is an example of such nurturing.He is doing a great job for Indian badminton .

Satpal Singh is the most successful coach in terms of number of Olympic medals.Sushil Kumar, who won a bronze in 2008 Beijing Olympics and silver in 2012 London Olympics, and Yogeshwar Dutt,who won a bronze in 2012 London Olympics, are a product of Guru Satpal Singh's guidance.He himself was a great wrestler.He won a gold in 1982 Asian Games and many medals in other Commonwealth and Asian Games.He runs an Akhara in Chhatrasal Stadium,New Delhi.He is known for his motivational talks.After 2008 Beijing Olympics he claimed that in the next Olympics the number of Medals and the color of medals will change in Wrestling and the same happened.It is due to his hardwork that Indian wrestling is progressing well.

Anil Kumble is amongst the best known faces in world cricket.He is best known for his amazing 10 wicket haul at the Feroz Shah Kotla against Pakistan.He has been felicitated with Arjuna Award in 1995 and Padma Shri in 2005.His coaching carrier was no less.His tenure was probably the best of all the coaching tenures.He is known for his humility and cool behaviour.His differences with the Indian captain Virat Kohli made him leave as Indian coach which was extremely unfortunate.

Mahavir Singh Phogat is amongst the most famous coaches in India.Father of two Commonwealth medallists,his entire life has been potrayed in the infamous movie Dangal.Hailing from a small village in Haryana his dream of winning an Olympic medal was transferred to his daughters.His life story has been amazing,his will power and hardworking nature has given him a worldwide recognition today.Even today his dream remains the same of winning an Olympic gold.I believe that he can surely make his dreams come true in the face of his daughters.

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