The poster boy of Indian cue sport Pankaj Advani has turned down offers from Bollywood filmmakers, citing time contraints because of his "crazy" schedule.
The poster boy of Indian cue sport Pankaj Advani has turned down offers from Bollywood filmmakers, citing time contraints because of his "crazy" schedule.
"Yes there have been offers but since I'm the only one in the country playing both snooker and billiards on the international arena, my schedule is nothing short of crazy. "To concentrate on other things, I need to take time off from the game. Even then I can't take more than a month or two off," Advani, who had won a gold medal for India in recently concluded Guangzhou Asian Games, told PTI Bhasha in an interview.
Talking about the Asian Games, Advani said that he always knew that he was going to fetch a gold medal for India.
"The pressure was immense, especially as India had not won any gold in the two days prior to the billiards finals. I desperately wanted to win the first gold for India and visualised myself standing on the podium with the gold medal, seeing India's flag going up and hearing the National Anthem being played. "When it all happened, it was deja vu," the player from Bangalore said.
Pankaj, however admitted that getting the world title is tougher than winning the Asian Games medals, since the level of competition is higher.
He is also very well aware of the expectations from him every time he enters into a competition but the youngster takes inspiration from none other then tennis great Roger Federer in this regard.
"I love tennis and I believe Roger Federer is a true champion. When you play an individual sport, the expectations and responsibilities are massive," said Advani, who is now planning to take a well-deserved break but only after the World Championship in Syria.
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