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

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.

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.

Badminton is not as glamorous as cricket.

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.

But the Lacedaemonians, who make it their first principle of action to serve their country's interest, know not any thing to be just or unjust by any measure but that.

How do you teach a classroom of Sybils who are breaking apart and reforming right in front of you?

Greatness follows those who lead the way.

And make sure you tell daddy That I'm still his little girl Yeah I still feel like I'm where I'm supposed to be But don't forget to remember me

Just because he was pretty didn't mean he couldn't be improved by a smack upside the head with a piece of earnest hickory

Some shall reap that never sow And some shall toil and not attain.

Good fathers not only tell us how to live, they show us.

Even a billion people is too much. There's no way back to the simplicity we once knew, but there may be a way forward to the simplicity that we once knew.

The measure of a man's real character is what he would do if he knew he would never be found out.

You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it water, and make it survive. That's what makes the difference