Badminton is not as glamorous as cricket.

I want to be the best, it's not about the ranking, it's about being consistent.

My philosophy is to not be scared of anyone. If I play well, great; if I dont, I learn from the match and move on.

Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness.

I cannot believe there is caste system in society; I cannot believe people are judged on the basis of their prosperity.

Rankings are not so important. I am only focused on winning tournaments.

I love winning more than I love playing badminton. Winning is everything.

My hero is Roger Federer.

I am a huge Bollywood fan, and my favourite actor of all time is Shah Rukh Khan.

I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.

After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.

Problems are part of life and within the obstacles it creates are brilliant miracles for the enduring folks.

Wisdom of the Ages: "New Year's Eve" The last day you can do all the things you are resolving to give up-until you give up on your New Year's resolutions.

Is it bad to like the way the scars look on my skin? Oh, the way they feel under my hands. My body’s protecting itself, saying, “No, this barrier of scar tissue is to keep you out.

To the living we owe respect, but to the dead we owe only the truth.

Some guys can do digital things where they make some tricks work, but I work on paper and I work with washes. You can't just change things afterwards. You have to get it right on the page.

The friendliness and charity of our countrymen can always be relied upon to relieve their fellow citizens in misfortune.

See the effect of commercial intercourse.

The nature of space reflects what it wants to be.

The dead don't bear a grudge nor seek a blessing. The dead don't rest uneasy. Only the living.

Love is the pursuit of the whole.