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Disappointed by Lakshya Sen's loss in the bronze medal playoff, his mentor Padukone said it's high time that players learnt to withstand pressure, took responsibility, and delivered results after receiving significant support from the government.
The badminton star started training with the Indian legend at the end of August.
The double Olympic medallist has found the going tough ever since returning from a five-month long lay-off following an ankle injury.
Padukone has no doubt that the Thomas Cup triumph is Indian badminton's watershed moment and there is a need to capitalise and build on this stupendous success.
Padukone's most famous accomplishment is his victory at the All England Championships in 1980.
In an upcoming book 'Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games', Gopichand spoke about the difficult times, also corroborated by Saina's husband and former Commonwealth Games gold medallist Parupalli Kashyap.
Gopichand, in a chapter titled 'Bitter Rivalry' of an upcoming book 'Dreams of a Billion: India and the Olympic Games', revealed how miserable he felt when Saina decided to join Padukone's academy to train under Vimal Kumar in Bengaluru.
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