Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Jwala Gutta

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Last updated on September 16, 2024.

Jwala Gutta is an Indian badminton player. Beginning in the late 1990s, she represented India at international events in both mixed and women's doubles. She has a total of 316 match wins in both the disciplines—the most by any Indian—and peaked at no. 6 in the world rankings. Gutta has won medals at numerous tournaments on the BWF circuit including a silver at the 2009 Superseries Masters Finals and a bronze at the 2011 World Championships.

Indian - Athlete | Born: September 7, 1983

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Crimes against women should stop.

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So when people used to call me 'chinki' I thought that okay maybe my mother is Chinese so they are calling me that. It was only in my 20s, when I travelled to the north-east that I realised that it was racist and that the north-easterners were called this and they were not considered Indians just because of the way they look.

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Off court, I'm easy going.

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I am not afraid of losing at all.

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I come from a generation where I did not have any knowledge about racism, trolling or degrading someone because we hardly used to do it to other people.

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Badminton court is my territory and that's where I will do most of my talking.

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I always liked clothes.

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I can't define it, but being in a relationship certainly helps individuals become better versions of themselves.

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Eight to ten hours in a day is the maximum you can give to a sport, any sport. After that, I should be free to do what I want.

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Why should you think that a good-looking girl who likes taking care of herself is not as focused as someone who doesn't do all that? Why should I be told to focus on the game and not do any makeup?

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I mean, just because you weren't raped doesn't mean that rape culture doesn't exist or that rapes don't happen.

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Winning a title in Olympic year is never easy.

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Doubles does not have adequate support, promotion and sponsorship and budding shuttlers are more keen to take up singles.

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I feel we need more quality badminton players; I will put in the best efforts to inculcate discipline in those who are keen to make a mark both in sports and in the society.

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When I play for the country, I represent the country and not any specific government that is ruling or not ruling.

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For a sportsperson, 1 year is a long period.

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A girl has to worry about financially securing her future. There is also the question of marriage. Whether to continue playing after marriage is another question. That is why a job is very important for a sportswoman so that she is able to play without worrying about such things.

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I'm a proud feminist, people get irritated with that word... but we need feminism in our country.

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I put on weight easily.

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Before I have attended camps at many places such as Bangalore, Jalandhar, and after 2006 it has only been happening at the Gopichand academy in Hyderabad. I had no problems since I live there, but it is not fair. Why camps only in Hyderabad?

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People anyway didn't take me seriously because of the way I look. And for some reason, there's this Indian perception that sportspersons should look wanting, they should look like they've put up a real struggle.

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Yes, I am a rebel.

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In China or in the U.S., the government program takes over promising sporting talent at a very early age and then financially secures their life. They get educated.

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I am born to play badminton and can't think of anything else.

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Failure and triumphs are parts of life.

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I love dressing up and I love looking good.

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Hollywood's Me Too campaign was massive. Do you think only those women who were harassed or sexually exploited were a part of the campaign? No. Everyone was a part of it, because until and unless you unite for a cause like this, nothing will change.

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I am not a quitter.

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There is a lot of discrimination. Consider this: whenever a badminton squad is sent for an international meet, there are usually 10 boys and 3-4 girls. Why is it like this? Why can't we send an equal number of boys and girls?

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I fight whenever I think I am right.

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I like wearing everything, from dresses to jeans to saris.

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Why are foreign coaches not staying? There is internal politics and that is the reason why foreign coaches leave without completing their tenures. The reason is they don't get the acknowledgement and feel disrespected, not just from the players but from the establishment, and I am an eyewitness to it.

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I've been a very self-dependent person.

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I am vocal and I have had to pay a huge price for that.

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I have grown up in a country where we are told that there is freedom of speech.

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It takes guts to take up doubles in India.

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If you are a famous personality, you should talk responsibly.

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I kind of missed playing mixed doubles.

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It's just not in me to regret being me.

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I've enjoyed my phase of playing women's doubles.

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Doubles players achievement need to be highlighted.

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I don't have to hide anything or be afraid of anyone.

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The consistent support that singles player are getting is way more than doubles, it is 100:1. We hardly get any support, the only support we get is from the government but it is not enough if we have to perform consistently at the highest level.

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People don't take badminton seriously. When I played, people never took me seriously.

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You are patriotic when you condemn and fight for fellow citizens. That is patriotism for me.

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Patience, self-belief and regularity are three qualities that would take a young player to great heights.

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Now I know what to eat and what not to eat and I am getting to know my body better.

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I was very different from other badminton players. I did not bring badminton home. I wouldn't eat, sleep, drink badminton or talk about it to friends.

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From childhood I have played for India. I have represented India. I have always been a proud Indian.

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China in sports is 100 years ahead of us, there's no comparison.

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Being a doubles player, without any support, we don't have any godfathers in doubles.

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I want to promote doubles, educate people and media about doubles.

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I had to quit every favorite food of mine.

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I take it as a compliment now that I look different. I think l look okay.

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I am playing the Olympics for my country. I know how hard I worked.

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The beauty of the game is strength, stamina and technique and when you shorten the game, technique goes for a toss and the quality of badminton will surely go down in this system.

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Then, girls have to deal with a degree of unfair scrutiny about their life outside sports. If we have good hair or look good, we are called glamorous and it is presumed that we are not focused on sports. Nowadays, even the sportsmen are glamorous, good-looking, but they never face such scrutiny.

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I wanted to do whatever I can for Olympics. I just want to give my best shot.

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After this coronavirus thing, people started calling me half-corona on Twitter.

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Unless it happens naturally, the relationship doesn't work.

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