“Remember, nothing succeeds without toil.”

What people believe prevails over the truth.

If my body is enslaved, still my mind is free.

I would prefer even to fail with honor than win by cheating.

Stranger in a strange country.

It is hope that maintains most of mankind.

Money: There’s nothing in the world so demoralizing as money.

What you can’t enforce, do not command.

It is terrible to speak well and be wrong.

There is no success without hardship.

The good befriend themselves.

There is some pleasure even in words, when they bring forgetfulness of present miseries.

A wise player ought to accept his throws and score them, not bewail his luck.

Woman, to women silence is the best ornament.

Ignorance is a tough evil to conquer.

Wise thinkers prevail everywhere.

Stubbornness and stupidity are twins.

Since the Rio Olympics, the expectations are always high, and the responsibilities are also high. I am used to it now. You have to keep going and keep working hard.

Remember that the biggest gap in the world is between ‘I should’ and ‘I did.’

I have worked really hard since the age of eight, so each phase of my life is equally important.

The more matches I play, the more confident I get.

If I’m nervous, it means I had to work hard to get there, whether it’s playing in a tournament or speaking at an event. So I try to stop and be proud of getting to live in that moment.

I have had lots of luck in my career but there has also been a lot of hard work.

No matter how talented you are or naturally gifted you are, there’s no substitute to hard work if you got to maintain standards.

I’m focused on going out every day and doing my best.