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" After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream. "
Celebrate
Ice
Ice Cream
" Any girl who likes watching movies would like to work in them and would want to do all of that. I'm also one of them. But people know me for badminton and love me for it. So I'd stick to it right now. But maybe after badminton, I'll think about it. "
Think
Girl
Love
" At nine, my mom used to tell me she saw an Olympic medalist in me. I used to take it as a joke, but she was very serious. "
Serious
Joke
Me
" Badminton is not a popular sport in India. "
India
Badminton
Sport
" Badminton is not as glamorous as cricket. "
Glamorous
Cricket
Badminton
" Badminton will gain momentum in a big manner after my win in Olympics. More players will participate in the game now. "
Momentum
Win
Now
" Both my parents were amateur badminton players. My father is a scientist and wanted me to be a doctor. But my mom was very aggressive and loved badminton. She pushed me right from the age of nine to take up the sport. "
Age
Me
Mom
" How well you eat and rest helps you analyse your energy reserves. "
Well
Rest
Your
" I am a huge Bollywood fan, and my favourite actor of all time is Shah Rukh Khan. "
Fan
Am
Time
" I am a human being. When you are frustrated, you do cry. It's more than once that I cried. "
More
You
I Am
" I cannot believe there is caste system in society; I cannot believe people are judged on the basis of their prosperity. "
People
Believe
Prosperity
" I do not fear anybody on the field or in society, but I fear at night when I am away from my parents. I am scared of the unknown described in horror movies. "
Society
Night
I Am
" I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others. "
Think
Teach
Patience
" I have always wanted an Olympic medal. I always wanted to see India's national flag going up at the podium. "
See
Up
Flag
" I love winning more than I love playing badminton. Winning is everything. "
More
Winning
Playing
" I'm a normal girl. I don't go out much, and I don't know what is enjoyment. "
Enjoyment
Out
Normal
" I never believed that India could win a medal in badminton because the competition is so tough. "
Win
India
Competition
" I really thank my parents for giving me the good sense to not get into anything wrong. There are many people around who like controversies, and I actually wonder how do they do it. I don't have the courage to get into controversies. There are people who love it; I find it silly. "
Parents
Me
Love
" I was really surprised when I was told that my grandmother did not come to see me till a month after my birth. I was born seven years after my only sister Chandranshu, and my birth was a big disappointment for her. "
Me
Disappointment
Sister
" Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too. "
Sport
Men
Rural
" My hero is Roger Federer. "
Federer
Hero
Roger
" My uncles and other relatives are against encouraging girls in every aspect, and that includes sports. I hardly interact with them. My parents are more open. They back me all the way. "
Me
Open
Parents
" Once you are satisfied with your goal, it is the real happiness. "
You
Goal
Happiness
" Rankings are not so important. I am only focused on winning tournaments. "
I Am
Only
Winning
" Unlike most youngsters who have school as their 'second home' where they meet and make friends, for me playtime has been at the Gopichand Badminton Academy in Hyderabad. When I am not playing a tournament, my days are spent at the Academy with my coaches, physiotherapists and colleagues, who are like family. We laugh and have so much fun. "
I Am
School
Laugh
" When I was a kid, my parents would play badminton, but I hardly joined them. I'd just pick up their racquets and fiddle around. Check out how the racquet was made... toss it around to see how light it was! At the time, I didn't even know I'd play badminton. "
Play
Know
Light
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