One thing I always tell people. If you want to be gold medalist, you partner one.

Badminton is not popular in the U.S. because I think the mentality of badminton has to change.

Coming in as a veteran, I'd like to finish with a gold medal.

When I'm on the court, I'm a follower.

The worldly life (sansar) means a basket full of worries.

Wherever you see a successful business someone once made a courageous decision.

The action required to sustain human life is primarily intellectual; everything man needs has to be discovered by his mind and produced by his effort.

All parents experience the same problems.

Lord, please give me big ears and a thoughtful mind. Teach me to ask well and see it through other’s eyes.

Acting and modeling have nothing to do with each other.

The lucky thing was that I was Italian; when the other Italians saw me fight back, they came to my defence.

It's of no use to look back and say, "I should have been different." At any given moment, we are the way we are, and we see what we're able to see. For that reason, guilt is always inappropriate.

I've recommended girls for jobs that I had a different part in, and agents have been like, "No, don't ..."It's so surprising to me.

Fear is a reaction. Courage is a decision.