A Quote by Saina Nehwal

Badminton is not a popular sport in India.

Saina Nehwal

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Badminton India Popular Sport

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Saina Nehwal
Indian - Athlete
Born: March 17, 1990

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

Howard Bach

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.

Rajiv Ouseph

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.

Rajiv Ouseph

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.

Saina Nehwal

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.

Jwala Gutta

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?

Rob Sheffield

Badminton is a cruel sport.

Lin Dan

I love badminton. That's my sport!

Olga Kurylenko

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

Kirron Kher

Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.

Rajiv Ouseph

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

Jwala Gutta

If you write a lovely story about India, you're criticized for selling an exotic version of India. And if you write critically about India, you're seen as portraying it in a negative light - it also seems to be a popular way to present India, sort of mangoes and beggars.