quotes

Ravichandran Ashwin: 150% madness

“I am 100 per cent method, 80 per cent skill and 150 per cent madness.” 

—Ravichandran Ashwin. 

Arthur Ashe: Real joy

“You are never really playing an opponent. You are playing yourself,  your own highest standards,  and when you reach your limits,  that is real joy.” 

—Arthur Ashe. 

Dipa Karmakar: Vaulting names

“Hopefully,  one day a vault will be named after me.” 

—Dipa Karmakar,  Indian woman gymnast. 

Sania Mirza: Dressing

“How I dress is a very personal thing.” 

—Sania Mirza. 

Mahesh Bhupathi: Run with your mind

“After a certain distance,  you run with your mind,  not with your legs.” 

—Mahesh Bhupathi. 

Sanjay Manjrekar: Cribbing

“The world changes for the better when we all crib—cribbing is good.”

—Sanjay Manjrekar.

Sanjay Manjrekar: Lack of customers

“If Test cricket was a shop, it would have been shut down a long time ago for lack of customers.”

—Sanjay Manjrekar.

Maria Toorpakai Wazir: Religion and sports

“Love for religion should come from within and stay there. My faith is between me and my God. I think the more we keep religion out of education, sports and politics, the better.”
—Maria Toorpakai Wazir, Pakistan’s No. 1 woman squash player.

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Vijender Singh: Boxing anger

“In boxing,  if you get angry toh aur zyada maar padegi ring mein. It’s all about doing your bit and winning points. Why take unnecessary panga,  get angry and waste your energy? 

—Vijender Singh. 

Imran Khan: Fairy tales

“We grow up with fairy tales,  but in life there is no happily ever after. And if there were,  I would get bored of life. To me,  life is interesting when one is struggling.” 

—Imran Khan,  cricketer and politician.