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The story till thenBy the mid-1990s, Indian badminton had administered itself into irrelevance, causing the mostly non-confrontational but suitably incensed Prakash Padukone to lead a players rebellion in 1997. Puma Rihanna Creepers Pink . It was to mark the sports year zero. There was change at the top of officialdom, and a push to have the athletes take centre stage again - in this case, it was national champion Pullela Gopichand who did. A quiet but extremely driven battler through competition and past injury, Gopi moved from Hyderabad to Bangalore to learn under Padukones tutelage and set out to test himself against the worlds best. In 2000 he led the Indians in their first appearance in the Thomas Cup eight-team finals in 12 years, won two events in Europe, and by January 2001 had shot up the world rankings from No. 38 to No. 6.The moment The 2001 All England tenth seed was a 27-year-old who had had three operations in four years on his left knee. What could he possibly do? In the round of 16 at Birminghams National Arena, Gopichand beat Sydney Olympics gold medallist Ji Xinpeng in straight sets. Considered one of the outliers of world badminton, respected, but without heavyweight silverware, Gopichand entered the last eight at the All England for the first time. What more could happen?In the semi-final he played a dominant game, toppling world No. 1 and top seed Peter Gade in straight sets. This was a time when badminton had its old scoring system, where points could only be won on serves. In the final, against Chen Hong of China, Gopichand came back from a deficit in the first game and held on to his lead in the second. When a floating drop from Chen landed wide, Gopichand threw his arms in the air. The final lasted less than an hour but it had taken more two than decades in coming.The reaction I know that my biggest disappointments have come from sport. But I also know that the only happiness I get in my life is also through my sport. This is where I belong. Ive seen my life without badminton and its not very nice. - Pullela GopichandExpert view It is a fantastic achievement, a great day for Indian badminton. Gopichand has proved that Indians can be world beaters. He can only go higher from here. - Prakash Padukone, Indias first All England badminton championThe story since Gopichand went on to become his sports most stubborn revolutionary. At the height of his success, he refused an endorsement contract from a cola giant, since he believed aerated drinks were harmful. He set up his academy in Hyderabad in 2008, which, in less than a decade, has gone on to produce a stream of Indian badminton players who belong on the world stage - starting with Saina Nehwal, the sports biggest and most successful new millennium star, world championship medallist PV Sindhu, and a clutch of top ten male players. It has led to a revolution in the sport in terms of participating numbers, relevance and reach. Gopichand must today be recognised as the man who started the Indian badminton renaissance. He gave Indian badminton its wings again - first as a player, then as coach and mentor.Recommended reading Pullela Gopichand: The World Beneath His Feet by Sanjay Sharma, Shachi S Sharma Puma Rihanna Suede Creepers . Paul Pierce couldnt believe he missed at the end. Young scored a season-high 26 points to spark a huge effort from the leagues most productive bench, and Los Angeles beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-94 on Wednesday night after blowing a 27-point lead. Nike Air Pegasus Sale .ca! Hi Kerry, Heres an interesting one. I know its common knowledge that all players are responsible for their sticks. We witnessed that when Zack Kassian hit Edmontons Sam Gagner in the face after a missed check. http://www.pumacreepersrihanna.com/nike-air-pegasus-sale.html . Scott won the Australian PGA last week in his first event in Australia since winning the U.S. Masters in April. American Matt Kuchar, ahead by two strokes with four to play and even with Scott with one to go, double-bogeyed the 18th after taking two shots to get out of a bunker. OXFORD, Ohio -- Logan McLane and Michael Weathers scored 15 points apiece and Miami (Ohio) held off an IUPUI rally in the second half Saturday for a 71-68 win.Miami (5-5) led by as much as 21 but had to scramble to pull out the win after IUPUI tied the game at 68-all with a 3-pointer from Kellon Thomas with 29 seconds left. Rod Mills Jr. put Miami back on top with a jumper at the other end, then McLane hit 1 of 2 from the line with three seconds left to pad it.IUPUIs Matt OLeary misseed a 3-pointer just ahead of the buzzer. Puma Rihanna Creepers. Marcus Weathers got 13 points to make it his fourth straight game in double figures and Mills finished with 11 for Miami.Trailing 59-38 in the second half, IUPUI (3-7) rallied with a 23-3 run that included 3-pointers from T.J. Henderson, Thomas and Darrell Combs.D.J. 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