Quotes from The Great Khali

Haryana is one state that loves combat sports. In fact, majority of the kids who learn wrestling from me are from Haryana.

I left India for U.S. with Rs 2,000 only in hand, where I have gone through some very difficult times before entering into wrestling.

Whenever any Indian needs support to succeed in pro wrestling, I will always be there.

I watched wrestling for the first time on television while in Punjab, after which I started working seriously to become a good wrestler.

I always want young Indians to succeed. Our country has a lot of potential, and it needs to be tapped into.

Had the WWE fights were artificial and pre-scripted, there would have been no need for wrestlers like The Great Khali and The Undertaker. You cannot fool thousands of people crammed into a stadium and sitting four to five feet away from you in the ring.

The WWE has failed in India.

The wrestling is real, all the injuries are real, so much so that in no other sports, whether soccer or cricket or hockey, players get so many injuries as in WWE.

WWE was far more tougher than working for a film where you could take a shot and go and rest in the trailer, but for WWE, one had to exercise, eat well, fight, and even deal with injuries.

The hardest thing about the WWE is the travel.

I was an unknown face before I joined the WWE.

One day, I happened to see a WWE match and thought I could easily do all of that.

I trained at All Pro Wrestling in the U.S. Later, I signed up with the New Japan Pro Wrestling. Then WWE noticed me.

Years ago, I was a nobody. Now, I am a face recognized almost across the world.

I've performed in basements and at supermarkets. The crowd would be yelling and throwing things at you.

On flights, I cannot travel economy class, as I am too huge to fit into that space. I always have to travel business class.

You won't get my kind of body if you eat junk food.

Earlier, professional wrestling happened only abroad, but now the youngsters are getting a good platform here in India as well.

I drink a lot of milk and exercise a lot.

Obviously, winning the World Heavyweight Championship was a memorable moment, but nothing tops the feeling of defeating the Undertaker.

There is not much awareness about fitness in India, unlike other countries. We don't get too many medals at Olympics; one of the reasons is we don't have that culture of fitness in India. That is why we decided to start this chain of gyms under my name.

Dancing along with family members and old friends, especially during a marriage, is a memorable experience.

I used to sleep on floors and face racial abuse.

I have struggled hard to attain this fame.