Top 98 Quotes & Sayings by Jwala Gutta - Page 2

I love to play and bring honor to my country.

I stopped playing mixed doubles and there is no result in mixed doubles. I was world number six. People who are talking about me and my performance and questioning my career and my achievements, where is the next mixed doubles pair, please show it to me. I would like to know.

When I have children, I want to be with them.

If not badminton, I would have played some other sport.

No one on this earth can stop me from playing.

I don't know many footballers except Maradona and Messi.

In doubles there was nobody before me. I have changed how people look at doubles.

I have done nothing wrong as captain of the Delhi Krrish Smashers franchisee in the IBL.

I don't think we can even compare ourselves to the Japanese or the Chinese players in any way, given their richly-funded programs and their methodical approach to sport.

I will let my racquet speak for myself.

I have fought back. From not being allowed to play, I have now qualified for Olympics in two events, it is satisfying. I feel proud.

Being a player, I am supposed to train and practice and only think about my game, what I have to develop and what weaknesses I have to take care of.

Unlike badminton playing major nations of the world, we never had a specialist doubles coach and so the discipline remained neglected.

Technically, I am not bad. What I needed to work on was mainly on fitness and my court coverage.

If you keep winning all the time, you may not learn a lot, but failure has a lot to teach.

People tend to think I lack focus. This is probably something they conclude from my trendy dressing style or my hair color. They forget my wins. I guess it's easy to forget.

For Indian players, qualifying for the Olympics is a feat in itself.

I don't expect people to understand, but as players who love the sport and have constantly been thrown a rock at by our association and now the Govt, there is only so much one can take.

I really don't remember my first meeting with Arif Sir.

In fact, I am a bit apprehensive about biopics on sporting personalities in our country after seeing a few films. But my biopic is not going to be the same; it's completely different.

As long as I know I have worked hard, I will have no regrets.

Being bold is being fearless and having an opinion about issues.

If I lose a match, I don't get sad or feel down. But if I lose a close match, I surely have sleepless nights.

The ultimate goal is Olympics.

Having children is a great responsibility, and I don't want to have kids while I am still playing.

I like to put in an effort to look presentable.

Consistency is most important in international level and once you have it, you become a different player.

Right from my childhood I used to physically fight with boys.

I don't court controversies, but when I state facts, which are hard to digest for male-dominated authorities, they call them squabble.

Physically, when you are fit, mentally you are more alert and confident.

The outside world hardly knows me and thinks Jwala is a celebrity.

Somehow I always make very few mistake when I am under pressure.

I am a tall girl and I am not petite so maxi dresses look good on me.

It is not fair; we live in such a hypocritical society where only film stars are supposed to dress up. It is almost like the shabbier you look, the more focused you are in your game.

Many think that elite athletes like me are taken care of. But that is not true, only a few like Sindhu are looked after well.

I have always played under pressure because I have always played for my team in doubles and mixed doubles and it was always like if the doubles pair win then the team wins.

I keep cracking jokes a lot.

Getting a medal is not a small feat, irrespective of what color it is.