“Your dreams are what define your individuality. They have the power to give you wings and make you fly high.”

Nagpur to Kanyakumari and Kashmir, future Olympic medallists can come from anywhere. It is the passion that drives you, not the city, provided you get enough facilities.

I had once thought I would become a doctor but gave up on the thought soon enough. I took up the racquet instead. Later, when I saw my sister studying so much to become a doctor, I was like, ‘Thank God I am a shuttler!’

Previously, people were like, ‘She might win the tournament,’ but now it’s like, ‘She should win the tournament.’

My parents have been volleyball players, and my dad is an Arjuna awardee in volleyball.

Playing for Hyderabad Hunters is a very good feeling.

The year 2017 has been really good for me. Definitely, a lot of positive things to learn from.

Win or lose, I always focus only on giving my 100%.

My period days didn’t make me falter: they made me more determined to pursue my dreams.

Saina is not someone special player that I have to win against. It’s not like that I must beat her. She is one of the players.

I will keep working on different aspects of my games. It’s not so easy, and I need to work on every stroke.

I am aggressive only on court.

You have to keep working all the time. How much you learn, there is always room for learning; you will have to keep improving all the time.

My coaches have always been on my side, motivating me to try harder and harder every day, which is not easy.

You can’t compare one tournament with another.

Winning a tournament at the end of the year boosts your confidence a lot.

It’s always good to win a title.

Don’t stop now. Continue to work on yourself and your dream.

Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fears.

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.

I keep my head high, I got my wings to carry me. I don’t know freedom, I want my dreams to rescue me.

But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.

Dreams grow everywhere, people not.

I’ve heard tell that what you imagine sometimes comes true.

It is easier to make progress on mega-ambitious dreams. Since no one else is crazy enough to do it, you have little competition.