Hockey Fraternity Wishes a Happy Hockey New Year
s2h Special
As the new year dawns, some of India’s big big Indian hockey fraternity looks forward to the new times with renewed hope and optimism, samples below:
JOSE BRASA, Indian National hockey team’s chief coach: I wish you all huge Indian
family of Hockey lovers a pleasant and long 2010 Hockey year, enjoying the very big
and important tournaments to be played during 2010 at Delhi National Stadium and
becoming very happy watching the nice performance of the Indian Hockey players. We
really wish to make you all Hockey lovers very HAPPY during the entire year 2010.
I wish you, your family, your friends and all the visitors of stick2hockey.com a
Happy New Year.
HARBINDER SINGH, 1964 Olympics Gold Winner: “India will have to do well in the
home World Cup. Only then the revival of this game with a great history is possible.
If the Indian team wins regularly, only then school kids and their parents will be
interested in taking up this game”.
ASLAM SHER KHAN, The former Indian defender: I wish the Indian hockey frees itself
from all kinds of disputes and comes back on track. Whatever I could do as a player
or an administrator, I did for this game, and now I can just make a fresh wish every
year, and this year too, I am keeping my fingers crossed”.
BALJEET SINGH, goalkeeper: “I wish hockey players will get the kind of respect they
deserve. I wish that we hockey players also get proper insurance and the compensation
after injury. I am pretty sure that India will do well in the World Cup. We will have the home-advantage and India is a tough team to beat in front of its home crowd”.
MK KAUSHIK, Indian National Women teams Chief coach and Olympic gold medallist: “int
the new year, will try to live upto the expectations of the nation. With your
co-operation and love, we will only go up and up. Your continued support will help us
give more than one hundred percent. I particularly thank stick2hockey.com which gives
equal importance to girls hockey. I wish all hockey followers and visitors of this
valuable site a happy new year”.
AK BANSAL, Indian National Hockey Under-21 team’s Chief Coach: I wish all the Indian
hockey teams do better in the new decade. New Year will lay preparatory ground for
the junior teams and we will start working, keeping in mind the next Jr. World Cup”.
“For the senior team, 2010 is the year of three mega events- World Cup, Commonwealth
Games and Asian Games. I wish, all the hard work, being put by Jose Brasa, Harendra
and the Indian players result in fruit, and we all celebrate this year with wins”.
HARENDRA SINGH, Former India player and current national hockey team coach:
“I, being a National coach would like to request all my friends, hockey stalwarts,
Players, Officials, Coaches and Administrators — Who are working to make this lovely
sports on global basis — to let us work together and achieve in the coming years
what Indian Hockey in missing over a long time. The time has come for us to bring
back the golden era of Indian hockey by hard work and sincere efforts. The year 2010
is for us ‘Make it or Break’ kind of things because we are hosting 2-Mega events like
WOrld Cup and Commonwealth Games. I request everyone to make 2010 memorable for
Indian Hockey. I wish you and your lovely site a brilliant successful, joyful and
fun-filled 2010′.
ANUPAM GHULATI, advisor, Hockey India: ” 2010 is going to be a very significant year
for Indian Hockey. Three of amongst the best showcase events shall unfold this year
for both our men and women teams. The Men’s World Cup at home and the Women’s at
Argentina will be more than keenly followed by all countrymates expecting a decent
showing, as well at the Commonwealth Games in October. Undoubtedly there will be
great pressure to deliver, but it’s not easy, particularly when you have the Asian
Games following in November. We all need to unite and put our hands together to wish
the lads and girls the very best in their endeavours and make India proud. We are
with you. A healthy, peaceful and joyous New Year to stick2hockey family.
K.ARUMUGAM, Editor, stick2hockey.com: “Looking forward to a happy hockey year, with a
couple of tournaments that can change the face of hockey occurring in the this year.
While commiting to hockey once again, I have a personal ambition in the NGO I put in
place this year. We have with our own resources and time could introduce hockey in 22
schools spread over 4 cities, bringing veritably 1000 fresh legs to hockey. If I and
my volunteers can sustain momentum, the strength and improve the quality of hockey
in these schools, that will be great. I need everybody’s prayer for this, which I
always presume. Your site continued to provide insights into the affairs of hockey, without bothering about individuals. ‘Live Commentaray’ helped this site grew far wider than expected, we are the only ones to bring text commentaries of major men and women tournaments. We will strive better to serve the cause of hockey in the coming yea as well.”