Top 94 Badminton Quotes & Sayings

Ordinary parties, he thought, were subtle games of sexual and social badminton.

I love badminton, and representing China is an honour for me.

When I was a kid, my parents would play badminton, but I hardly joined them. I'd just pick up their racquets and fiddle around. Check out how the racquet was made... toss it around to see how light it was! At the time, I didn't even know I'd play badminton.

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

I used to play badminton in winter.

I think badminton has a real legacy with more youngsters taking up the sport. Badminton has done really well in that regard compared to other sports.

I don't care about movies. I tend to play badminton once a week.

When I was a junior, my school introduced badminton, which was clearly a P.E. department ploy to get me away from the wrestling room, and it worked, since the first time I played badminton was like the first time I tasted sushi or heard the Beatles or read Wordsworth. This was a sport? This counted for gym requirements?

It is hard to compete with other sports. Badminton is a sport which, when compared with football and tennis, still needs promotion.

We used to go cycling as a family every weekend. I played basketball, cricket, badminton, and was half-decent at them.

Kids in the city can play cricket, badminton, tennis or football. Athletics is not their cup of tea.

Any girl who likes watching movies would like to work in them and would want to do all of that. I'm also one of them. But people know me for badminton and love me for it. So I'd stick to it right now. But maybe after badminton, I'll think about it.

When I'm not singing, I'm a lot of persons: I'm a producer. I'm a badminton player. I'm a writer. I'm a movie freak. I'm a documentary maker.

My biggest competitor was my mum. I used to try to beat her at Chinese chequers, chess, carrom, volleyball, badminton, football, wrestling.

There will be many obstacles in the pursuit of your dreams. I had long hours of training, balancing studies and badminton.

Badminton is not a popular sport in India.

I watch a lot of badminton, and as a result, I know more or less about the forms of most of the players.

Please pray & wish me well (in hearing session). All I want is to clear my name and return to the badminton.

I think if people were to look at badminton and tennis, they'd see they're actually very similar; the profile would increase, and we might be in a better position as a sport.

Badminton is not as glamorous as cricket.

I hope wholeheartedly that badminton will be as popular and respected as tennis one day.

I did everything - swimming, dancing, and badminton as well as tennis. It was always tennis that I really loved, though.

Tennis is not always that accessible but I sometimes think badminton is harder - tennis you can always play against the wall but badminton is tough to even play outdoors with the wind.

Did you hear this big scandal? Eight female badminton players were expelled from the Olympics for trying to lose on purpose. So tragically, they'll never have another chance to play badminton unless they get invited to a picnic.

Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport.

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

My brother was playing hockey, tennis, badminton... I basically copied everything he did.

I love badminton. That's my sport!

Badminton is a cruel sport.

In high school, I played basketball, volleyball, soccer, baseball, badminton - two sports every season - and I was named female athlete of the year twice.

Women's badminton has become so competitive.

I really love playing badminton and doing crosswords.

I have been following badminton for quite some time, and I know most of the Indian players personally.

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

I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.

I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.

I'm a chilled-out guy, and I really like sports and to play badminton and squash.

There's sketch, improv, writing, acting, music, and badminton. Those are the seven forms of comedy.

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

I was a child who was interested in sports, and represented my school in football, cricket, badminton and table tennis.

Outside boxing, I did well in cross country competitions and I won a schoolboys' doubles badminton tournament at once. I was pleased because it was a hobby to me.

From the start, all I did was play football. I briefly played badminton and won a tournament when I was 12, but really, it was always football.

My parents told me either I choose badminton, or school has to make the best of me.

I hope the BWF (Badminton World Federation) will seriously do something about the Olympic qualifying format or risk getting badminton dropped from the Games.

Seriously, the Olympic badminton players were apparently trying to lose on purpose, a big story. But really, think about it, if you train day and night for four years to be in the Olympics for badminton, in a way, haven't you already lost?

What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.

One thing you never hear is "Man that guy is good at badminton".

Badminton is like ballet dancing. It requires a lot of control, strength, mind play and measured movement

Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.

I was a child badminton wizard.

The PBSI (Indonesian Badminton Association) have to work harder to widen the pool and find quality players. The present indifferent culture has to change.

I never believed that India could win a medal in badminton because the competition is so tough.

Those who play badminton well take decisions quickly.

One hidden talent is that I used to play badminton for India.

There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that other sports are strongly lobbying to be included.

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.

It should not all be about badminton.

I played hockey, as most girls who go to convent schools in Ireland do, as well as table tennis and badminton - all the rock 'n' roll sports.

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

Of course, in China, there's already plenty of people who like badminton. I'm hoping more foreigners, Americans, and other countries can get into this sport.