| 1. Pullela Gopichand does not smoke. |
| 2. It is not known if Pullela Gopichand drinks alcohol. |
| 3. He was introduced to badminton by his brother at the age of 10 after suffering from a sunstroke while playing cricket. |
| 4. At 13, he won singles and doubles titles in an inter-school competition after recovering from a ligament rupture. |
| 5. His mother sold her jewellery to buy him a racquet for playing badminton. |
| 6. Gopichand won his first National Championship title in 1989 in Goa. |
| 7. He clinched his first international singles title at the SAARC games in Vijayawada in 1996. |
| 8. From 1996 to 2000, he won the National Championship title consecutively for 5 years. |
| 9. In 2001, Pullela Gopichand became the second Indian to win the All England Open Badminton Championships. |
| 10. Facing difficulties, he mortgaged his house to establish the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad in 2003. |
| 11. Gopichand trained badminton stars like Saina Nehwal, P.V. Sindhu, and Srikanth Kidambi at his academy. |
| 12. He has received prestigious awards including the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna, Arjuna, and Padma Shri Award. |
| 13. In 2011, his biography "The World Beneath His Feet" was released, authored by Sanjay Sharma and Shachi. |
| 14. Pullela Gopichand follows spiritual Guru Sri Sri Ravishankar from The Art of Living. |
| 15. His coaching efforts paid off when P.V. Sindhu won Silver at the Rio Olympics in 2016, becoming the first Indian badminton player to do so. |
| 16. He started coaching in 2004 and founded the Gopichand Badminton Academy in 2008. |
| 17. He has received prestigious awards including the Arjuna Award, Padma Shri, Dronacharya Award, and Padma Bhushan. |
| 18. As of 2024, India's two Olympic medals in badminton have been won under his stewardship as coach. |
| 19. He has been credited with popularizing badminton in India. |
