Top 64 Quotes & Sayings by The Great Khali
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an Indian athlete The Great Khali.
Last updated on April 19, 2025.
I play to bring honor to India's name abroad, and I feel very proud when I am beating up white wrestlers.
In the U.S.A., the fans are passionate and are willing to believe in your character.
It's for people to judge if my acting is good or bad.
Politicians will only exploit you for nothing.
I've performed in basements and at supermarkets. The crowd would be yelling and throwing things at you.
Performing in India is very close to my heart, and it is very humbling to see that so many people have so much love to offer me.
Punjab has given me so much.
I want my students to outshine me.
I was the first Indian to take on and beat the best in professional wrestling, but I certainly don't want to be the last.
There is not much awareness about fitness in India, unlike other countries. We don't get too many medals at Olympics; one of the reasons is we don't have that culture of fitness in India. That is why we decided to start this chain of gyms under my name.
Earlier, professional wrestling happened only abroad, but now the youngsters are getting a good platform here in India as well.
Obviously, winning the World Heavyweight Championship was a memorable moment, but nothing tops the feeling of defeating the Undertaker.
There is no dearth of talent in India, and it is going to be the force to reckon with in world wrestling in future.
Non-resident Indians love me and cough up huge sums of money to watch me fight in the ring.
It would be good if there is a biopic on me. But even if there is no biopic, then also it's fine.
I was always meant to be Khali.
Never lose hope under adverse situations.
One day, I happened to see a WWE match and thought I could easily do all of that.
On flights, I cannot travel economy class, as I am too huge to fit into that space. I always have to travel business class.
I've never gone around looking for roles. It has been my good luck that all the films that I have done, the filmmakers have approached me.
Years ago, I was a nobody. Now, I am a face recognized almost across the world.
In order to help the talented Indian wrestlers, I am always ready to talk to them and answer their queries.
I am a much bigger star than Kane.
There is lots of enthusiasm among youth of Haryana about sports. They have potential in sports.
The warmth that my country has shown me can't be matched.
It's the small things that will make you successful.
As I am well versed in the art of free-style wrestling, I am keen to pass on this art to the coming generation.
I dream of wrestling all the time.
A good match is about the chemistry between opponents.
I travel nearly 200 to 300 miles a day for my matches and promotions and end up eating junk food, which is not good for me. Things are better when I am at home; my wife is a very good cook, and she makes rice, dal, and chapatis for me.
I loved working with Cena. He was always receptive to my ideas, even if they weren't good.
The hardest thing about the WWE is the travel.
Had the WWE fights were artificial and pre-scripted, there would have been no need for wrestlers like The Great Khali and The Undertaker. You cannot fool thousands of people crammed into a stadium and sitting four to five feet away from you in the ring.
I used to sleep on floors and face racial abuse.
I was an unknown face before I joined the WWE.
When I was struggling to get recognition as a wrestler, I faced innumerable hardships. I even slept on the ring itself after finishing my practice. Those days, I did not have a house to live.
I want to tell the youth that we should not do drugs.
I am only scared of God.
I am from Himachal, but Punjab is my second home, as I have nourished my career from this state only.
You can't share things about India with Americans, as they don't seem interested. Their culture is different.
Even when I was employed with the Punjab Police, I was into body-building.
India has plenty of talent. If they are imparted with proper training, the country will surely produce scores of wrestlers, better than me. I want more and more Indians to participate in the game.
I trained at All Pro Wrestling in the U.S. Later, I signed up with the New Japan Pro Wrestling. Then WWE noticed me.
Dancing along with family members and old friends, especially during a marriage, is a memorable experience.
I try to stick to a vegetarian diet.
The wrestling is real, all the injuries are real, so much so that in no other sports, whether soccer or cricket or hockey, players get so many injuries as in WWE.
My mind was inclined to work and to support my parents.
My wife asks me daily to leave wrestling, but I will not leave my favourite sport. I will train others.
Haryana is one state that loves combat sports. In fact, majority of the kids who learn wrestling from me are from Haryana.
The WWE has failed in India.
WWE was far more tougher than working for a film where you could take a shot and go and rest in the trailer, but for WWE, one had to exercise, eat well, fight, and even deal with injuries.
You won't get my kind of body if you eat junk food.
Olympic wrestling is like using an old Nokia phone; it's fairly basic.
I have struggled hard to attain this fame.
After intensive body building for eight years, I went to the U.S. for training. There, I learnt the art of wrestling. Later, I went to Japan and joined a wrestling group.
I am overwhelmed by the love showered on me by my fans.
I don't watch many films.
I drink a lot of milk and exercise a lot.
It is a magical feeling to perform for 50,000 people. You decide when they cheer and when they are quiet. It's like you have them under your control.
Everybody wants to see a film made on them... But it's not like I will die of hunger if it's not made.
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