A Olympic medal winner (Can any one forget his marathon 5 set match with Great Andre Agassi ?), a Davis cup Hero, Australian open winner, Wimbledon winner, US Open champ, French Open champ (twice) - He is a jewel in the Indian crown....
We Indians love Leander. We Indians respect Leander. We Indians are proud of lende..........
He comes in the bunch of Dhyan Chand, KD Singh Babu, Lala Amarnath, Gavaskar, Kapil.....Greatest among them is Leander....
Re: Leander - Pride of Nation
by True Blue on Jun 07, 2009 06:28 PM
What marathon 5 set match? Agassi knocked him off in straight sets. It was a best of 3 match, by the way
Re: Leander - Pride of Nation
by biswanath roy on Jun 07, 2009 06:30 PM
you have missed out on the greatest indian sportsperson-sachin.what is your address mr RKT, the MNS goons would like to call on you.hope to see you intact.
Re: Re: Leander - Pride of Nation
by RKT on Jun 07, 2009 06:34 PM
Sachin is not even half of Dhyan Chand, Leander, Anand. They excelled individually & as a team against all odds. Who will forget the nautanki of cricketers when they had to choose to play for country in Commonwealth games or for money in IND-PAK series. How can we forget the sunken faces down soldiers while they played in commonwealth games......
Re: Re: Leander - Pride of Nation
by japjeev singh on Jun 07, 2009 02:58 PM
dhyan chand to hockey is similiar to pele to soccer....stop comparing leander to dhyan chand
Re: Leander - Pride of Nation
by RKT on Jun 07, 2009 06:31 PM
I respect the suggestion of people, but diffcult to write all names...
What I meant was that Leander is a great name for Indian mass....
Since I am frequent traveller to France, Germany, Spain, Norway...I know that people here know Lenader, Dyan Chand, Anand etc...So Leander in in elite group among top 10...
i think sania needs to wake up n take tennis more seriously. she needs to learn from leanders winning ways. just look at the guy... so agile and with so much killer instinct. well done leander..wish u many more!
I used to hear about this guy from my dad when he used to practice as a teenager with his dad and his mother used to work for ICI India Ltd. It was then that his dad rightly said that I am praised to be gifted with a child who can play any sport only because of his brilliant physique and athleticism. What he did not mention then was his strength in the mond which but deserves to accept a bow from all Indians. He would have been a brilliant footballer had he not played tennis. Few know that he was awarded the best player of the school team in an international outing at Brasil by the legend himself "PELE" which Paes quotes as the most coveted prize phe ever received. Yes, this is the man that he is........the best friend to his brilliantly strong mind which still at this age produces the determination to make such stages be his own. Keep it going Leander and you really deserve more accolades from the media than losers like Sania....but you have won our hearts as well.....Don't you? And the respect that we have for you is way above the lines scripted by the miser , otherwise cheap media.
Congrats! You r an example of courage and dedication to your chosen vocation. press must take notice of him and not hype up losers like Sania. respect leander. he more than deserves it.
THESE TWO ARE OUR BEST SPORTMEN AND DESERVE BETTER RESPECT THAN OUR CRICKTERS.LEANDER CAN ALSO TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITIES AND SHOULD BE GIVEN THE JOB TO IMPROVE TENNIS AND OTHER SPORTS IN INDIA AFTER HIS RETIREMENT.
