“Ups and downs will be happening; coming to the final and losing by a point or so should not matter.”

It is never the case that I will push myself more for the World Championships and play differently in a Super Series or vice-versa.

There is always scrutiny and pressure from the media. I am always told that I have to win.

I should not think that I have to win every match and what others will think; that will create extra pressure. I just have to give best on court.

I would love to act in a film if it is based on my life. But then it all depends on who is making it and how much time it would require for me to shoot.

I consider the All England as like any normal super series tournament.

The Olympic medal gave me a lot of confidence, and I went and won my first Super Series in Hong Kong. So in that regards, what Rio did was give me extra motivation and the confidence that now anything can happen.

I put the good playing and game first, and money, prizes are secondary.

I just can’t do without music.

We can’t play if we are ill or not completely fit.

I have no tension. I only play to give my best.

When I started, I didn’t think I would become a great player. It was my passion; I had interest. My parents supported me. In that way, I continued.

Life has changed both on and off the court after the Rio Olympics medal. I have a lot of confidence on the court now and feel anything is possible. I also feel that I have improved my game. Off the court, I do get recognised more now.

Women’s badminton has become so competitive.

I love making friends and make others happy. But I also love to be happy all the time. All that aggression that you see remains on the court only.

Every tournament I have won has been memorable.

Hard work is the key for success.

Difficulties strengthen the mind, as labor does the body.

There seems to be some perverse human characteristic that likes to make easy things difficult.

Most skills can be learned, but it is difficult to train people on their personality.

One of the most difficult things is not to change society – but to change yourself.

Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.

I suddenly think the job of acting is a difficult one. It’s not as flip, irrelevant, and shallow a calling as I thought it was in the Eighties.

The beginning is perhaps more difficult than anything else, but keep heart, it will turn out all right.

Life is a difficult game. You can win it only by retaining your birthright to be a person.