PM Modi Praises Russian Tennis Player Medvedev's Speech in ‘Mann Ki Baat’

New Delhi, September 29, 2019:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised Russian tennis player, Daniil Medvedev's speech in his ‘Mann Ki Baat’ radio show.

The player, after his defeat at the US Open final on September 8, had delivered a ‘heart-winning’ speech at the Arthur Ashe Stadium. PM Modi said that he was ‘stirred’ by the 23-year-old’s speech.

“It surely stirred me. He won hearts with humility and simplicity, an epitome of the spirit of sportsmanship in the truest sense that he is, in letter and spirit,” said Modi in Mann Ki Baat.

He added, “I am just as common a person like everyone else. Being an ordinary citizen, whatever affects you, has the same effect on me as well. Hence I too heard the speech and watched the tennis match between Nadal and Medvedev. Sheer simplicity and maturity displayed by Medvedev touched everyone.”

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The Prime Minister heaped praise on Medvedev. “Moments before this speech, he had suffered defeat at the hands of tennis legend Rafael Nadal, 19 times grand slam winner. An event such as this would have pushed anyone towards remorse and despair; in the case of Medvedev, there was no sign of the slightest pallor on his countenance,” he said.

He further requested everyone to watch the video of Medvedev’s speech as it was important for people to see how the young tennis player displayed indomitable ardour of the defeated and sheer humility of the victorious in the same frame.

On September 8, Russian Tennis Player Daniil Medvedev lost to Spanish icon Rafael Nadal in the US Open final, following which, he had delivered the 'heart-winning' speech, which has been doing the rounds lately.

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