“Learning to distance yourself from all the negativity is one of the greatest lessons to achieve inner peace.”

Always remember people who have helped you along the way, and don’t forget to lift someone up.

When one has a grateful heart, life is so beautiful.

Do not set aside your happiness. Do not wait to be happy in the future. The best time to be happy is always now.

Great leaders create more leaders, not followers.

Failure is a bend in the road, not the end of the road. Learn from failure and keep moving forward.

Don’t wait for things to happen. Make them happen.

Most of us must learn to love people and use things rather than loving things and using people.

Life is too short to waste your time on people who don’t respect, appreciate, and value you.

When you do the right thing, you get the feeling of peace and serenity associated with it. Do it again and again.

Kindness is not a business. True kindness expects nothing in return and should never act with conditions.

It’s never too late to change your life for the better. You don’t have to take huge steps to change your life. Making even the smallest changes to your daily routine can make a big difference to your life.

Instead of worrying about what you cannot control, shift your energy to what you can create.

You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes.

Smile more. Smiling can make you and others happy.

Learn to light a candle in the darkest moments of someone’s life. Be the light that helps others see; it is what gives life its deepest significance.

The surest way to make your dreams come true is to live them.

Listen, I believe I should be winning Sport Personality of the Year because if it’s about sporting achievements and it’s about personality, then I’m a winner hands down.

Wherever you get to is better than where you started. To stay on the road is a massive achievement.

Dilbar’ is very close to me. It was a turning point in my career.

The richness I achieve comes from nature, the source of my inspiration.

I was never a natural. I got there in the end because I did believe that if you work hard enough, then you can achieve a lot.

Our patience will achieve more than our force.

When you put a lot of hard work into one goal and you achieve it, that’s a really good feeling.

If you are going to achieve excellence in big things, you develop the habit in little matters. Excellence is not an exception, it is a prevailing attitude.