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Priyanka Chopra: What she said, really meant and definitely didn’t
English: Laila Ali in A Pea in the Pod (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Priyanka Chopra
English: Indian actress Priyanka Chopra (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
What she said:
“Today, I can beat (up) anyone, it feels great.”
Actress and pop diva Priyanka Chopra confesses that she draws some satisfaction from her new-found ability to physically match almost anyone post training for the title role of her latest film, ‘Mary Kom’.
Chopra was all laughs claiming that building the muscles for the role “tired her”.
“But it was worth it! Building muscles can’t make you feel empowered, but stronger. I did! I have lost all my muscle now, but I still feel strong. I still believe I have those muscles. Muscles are a very superficial thing. What they did for me, honestly, was being able to learn a sport. I’ve never learnt a sport in my life. That too a contact sport. For me, it was a huge challenge to learn an entire sport. Today, you can put me in a boxing ring. I may not be able to beat another boxer, but I’ll be able to give her a tough fight. I’ve learnt it that much.”
The thespian now believes that every woman should learn some form of self-defence.
“I think girls should be able to do what they want, be free and not be worried about protecting themselves. But I think that in the world that we live in today, unless the laws that have been made to protect us have been implemented well enough, we should learn some form of self-defence just for confidence. You may not be able to beat a guy who’s coming at you, but you’ll be able to put up a fight. And that can really scare some people off. So, with that, you will be able to put up a fight, and say, ‘You cannot take advantage of me’. For some, that power comes from the gym. But one has to find an individual source. For me, it came from being agile, from learning this new sport.”
Meanwhile, Mary Kom, was all praise for Priyanka Chopra’s work in the biopic.
“Priyanka did a great job. I am very happy for her. She is the best person to fit in the role.Priyanka did hard work, and you can see the muscles.”
The five-time World champion believes that her sport—boxing— should be promoted like kabaddi and soccer.
“If people like it (film) then it could happen. Promotion is necessary. Just like kabbadi and football. The country is getting medals in individual sports like archery, weightlifting, wrestling, and with promotion more medals could come in future.”
What Priyanka Chopra really meant:
“Now, I can get my own back on anybody who messes with me—by knocking them flat on their backs. ‘Chops’ is for real.”
What she definitely didn’t:
“Watch out, Laila Ali—here I come.”
Usain Bolt: What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t
English: Usain Bolt at the World Championship Athletics 2009 in Berlin (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Usain Bolt
What he said:
“A cheetah would be cooler. I can see the headlines, ‘Usain Bolt beats cheetah’.”
The champion sprinter was replying to a question whether he would like to race against a fast car or a cheetah.
The cheetah is the fastest land animal and can reach speeds of 90 to 128 kmph. Bolt, however, has clocked a top speed of about 45 kmph.
(1936 four-gold medal winner Jesse Owens raced against horses in exhibits but he cheated. The starting gun was fired next to the thoroughbred’s head startling it and giving the sprinter a head-start.)
Bolt was in Bangalore to play a seven-a-side exhibition match against a team which had some of India’s top cricketers including Yuvraj Singh and Zaheer Khan. The face-off was titled ‘Bolt and Yuvi – Battle of the Legends’.
On breaking new records:
“It’s possible. After running 9.58 seconds I’ve never said, ‘Never again.’ My coach knows there is no limit because I never knew I was going to go that fast. But when you go there, you have great competition, you push yourself to the limit and if you are in great shape anything is possible. No, I don’t have any magic number in mind. To me, the 100m record is not the one which matters now. It is the 200m where I want to go sub-19.”
Asked if yam and chicken nuggets were his secret ingredients:
“Yeah, but chicken nuggets was just one time in China as I didn’t want to take a chance with other food. Otherwise, I eat normal food. I’m not the kind of person who would give advice on diet (laughs) because I’m bad when it comes to my diet as I eat anything that I like.”
On Sachin Tendulkar:
“Everybody knows him. Sachin is one of the greatest ever in the sport. I remember the days when he depressed me by beating West Indies. There is another funny story. When I was growing up I never supported West Indies. I was a Pakistan supporter which my dad could never understand. But then I was a huge Waqar Younis fan.”
What he really meant:
“I’d like to prove I’m the fastest beast on the planet—I’m not a machine. I get injured and no mechanics can repair me.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Let’s race cars and we’ll headline it ‘Usain goes to Hollywood'”.
What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t: Shane Watson
What he said:
“He’s gone from eating baked beans, margarita pizzas and cheese sandwiches to broadening his horizons a little bit."
Shane Watson jokes about Shane Warne’s eating habits.
What he really meant:
“Warnie’s a healthy eater now.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Broadening his horizons sure narrowed him down—at the waist.”
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What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t: Shane Warne
What he said:
“I should have gifted Sanjay Dixit a pair of Spinners underwear.”
Shane Warne reacting to the $50,000 fine imposed on him by the IPL disciplinary committee on CNN-IBN.
What he really meant:
“As a peace-making gesture, I can’t think of anything else to trump that. Can’t gift Liz those anyway.”
“Come on, can I pass up free air time to promote my brand of clothing?”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Spinners underwear cost $50,000.”
What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t: Martin Crowe
What he said:
“If Ganguly can do it, anyone can.”
Martin Crowe, the New Zealand batting legend, announcing a comeback at 48.
What he really meant:
“If Ganguly’s not too old to play the IPL, I’m not too old to play first-class cricket.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’m trying out for the IPL.”
“Saurav’s gonna give me fielding practice.”
What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t: Sanjay Dixit
What he said:
“Warnie, to me, was the tortured romantic, a Van Gogh-like figure almost, or the Guru Dutt of Kagaz ke Phool.”
Sanjay Dixit, Rajasthan Cricket Association’s secretary on Shane Warne in an article on Yahoo! Cricket.
What he really meant:
“Warne is a genius with a self-destructive streak.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I’m a huge fan.”
What he said, really meant and definitely didn’t: S Badrinath
What he said:
“He told me that you are at the big stage, people are going to write good things and bad things about you. But at the end of the day, you want that. The trees with the most fruits get stones thrown at them. I thought that was great advice.”
S Badrinath recollecting Sachin Tendulkar’s advice to him prior to his Test debut.
What he really meant:
“You don’t get criticised if you do nothing.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Do nothing.”
What he said,really meant and definitely didn’t: Jacques Kallis
What he said:
“It felt a little odd playing in the stadium without the crowd behind me but, then again, my home stadium is now Eden Gardens so it’s not as if I have moved down market.”
Jacques Kallis on the strangeness of playing an away game for KKR at Chinaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, his former team’s home ground.
What he really meant:
“It’s not so bad, I’ve traded up. Eden Gardens for Bangalore.”
What he definitely didn’t:
“Whom am I kidding? It’s me that’s been traded.”
What he said,really meant and definitely didn’t: Shane Warne
What he said:
“It is like the past, you can’t change what happened in the past. If I thought about what happened in my past I could be in a straightjacket and padded cell somewhere.”
Shane Warne on his attitude coaching the Rajasthan Royals , focusing on what he has rather than what he hasn’t.
What he really meant:
“You can only do things with what you have, not with stuff you don’t. You don’t have that stuff anyway, why worry about it? You could go nuts.”
“The past is writ in stone; today’s the clay for tomorrow’s masterpiece.”
“Simply put, do make do!”
What he definitely didn’t:
“I deserve to be in a straightjacket and padded cell.”
“It’s just not spinning balls I’m good at, yarns too! Yeah, I’m no Mahatma, though!”
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