I've grown up with Bollywood, and I continue to enjoy it. But boxing remains my passion.

I believe, whatever God does, he does it for the good. I always try to look at life like that.

I eat healthy and don't go by a diet chart. The breakfast is usually heavy, complemented with short frequent meals. My dinner is high on proteins and low on carbohydrates.

I have a carbohydrate and protein-rich diet. For breakfast, I typically have two slices of bread with butter or jam, four to five eggs - boiled or fried - a few bananas and a glass of milk.

Sportspersons have to reinvent themselves every day. It helps them improve.

Scrutiny has never scared me because I have had detractors all my life.

I have never thought of a full-fledged career in Bollywood because boxing has never left my mind. But you never know.

I'm a big fan of the Rocky series. Given the chance, I'd love to meet Sylvester Stallone. But apart from boxing, I'm an ardent fan of tennis and football.

I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing , but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London.

I train for around 3-4 hours everyday. It can go up to 6-7 hours when a competition is approaching.

I love music, and can dance on the desi beats. Punjabi music is my favourite. I listen to artists like Honey Singh. I love his music. I also love watching Bollywood films.

The Word of God is a light on our path.

Here the past was everywhere, an entire continent sown with memories.

A heart anchored in money will only drift away.

Isolation in creative work is an onerous thing. Better to have negative criticism than nothing at all.

I played Mary Joe Fernandez in the semifinals. She was winning the first set. Second set was very close. I started to play this aggressive game. I think I surprised them.

To act in a way both sexist and racist, to maintain one's class privilege, it is only necessary to act in the customary, ordinary, usual, even polite manner.

I am thinking of you in my sleepless solitude tonight.

Kat bought a New York Times but couldn’t figure out how to operate it, so now she’s fiddling with her phone.

At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door.

What is new is not always true, and what is true is not always new.