THE smile on A Sharath Kamal's face is twinkling like a star on a clear summer night. He's describing the 'best two weeks of my career' the Commonwealth Games at Birmingham when he made it his personal mission to win all the available jewellery on offer. If Sharath was a separate country, he would have finished 16th on the medals tally, with three gold and one silver. In an interview with this daily, the 40-year-old opens up about his longevity, the dietary changes and sleep patterns, why he hates being called a 'veteran' and the controversies in the sport.
Excerpts:
ARE YOU SURPRISED BY YOUR LONGEVITY?
I'm. I'm also a little bit fed up with people calling me a veteran (laughs), warhorse... what are other words? True, Am at an age where I can play world veteran championships. But when you look at me on the court, you don't think it's a 40year-old. I can see that myself. The way I move, the way I get that energy out of myself, connect with the spectators, get the energy from them... Yes, over the period, learned a lot but, at the same time, if I'm able to stay as fit as I'm...
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS YOU HAVE PICKED UP IN THE LAST FEW YEARS?
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