Amsterdam: Having been part of India's 2011 ODI World Cup-winning setup and the men's hockey team's bronze-medal campaign at Paris Olympics, mental conditioning coach Paddy Upton believes the team must develop the mindset of champions well before the FIH Men's Hockey World Cup begins.
"One of the keys is that champions arrive at a tournament as champions. They don't wait to win the final to confirm that they are champions," he told PTI in an exclusive interview.