Quotes from Lin Dan

I am training 8-9 hours a day and will give my best shot for Rio.

I invite Mr. Lee Chong Wei to visit China frequently.

It should not all be about badminton.

Success is not judged by just success in a particular championship.

It is our responsibility, but not burden, to be champions.

Marriage has changed things. I have my own family now.

I am pleased with the fitness that I have.

Of course, in China, there's already plenty of people who like badminton. I'm hoping more foreigners, Americans, and other countries can get into this sport.

I have never considered any player as my competitor; each one of them is good and talented, and my job is to beat them.

I have admired Taufik Hidayat for being exceptionally talented and Hendrawan for being a great player only because of his hard work and dedication. I have always looked up to them as players.

At every Olympic Games, anything can happen that nobody can predict, so I did my best to win.

Team competition is my priority.

When you fully focus in the match, you don't think too much about the atmosphere and the climate. Even if the temperature goes up, we will both sweat the same.

When I decided to come back, I wanted to prove to the rest of the world I'm still the best.

The gold medals from world championships and National Games prove the efficiency of my daily training.

I don't need to prove myself through competition anymore.

I hope wholeheartedly that badminton will be as popular and respected as tennis one day.

It is hard to compete with other sports. Badminton is a sport which, when compared with football and tennis, still needs promotion.

Win or lose, I believe in giving my best and that is what I always do.

The biggest problem for badminton is wind direction and lighting. If those problems are not solved, it seriously impacts players' performances on the court. If a high-level player's performance is affected by these factors, they suffer setbacks and cannot be fully satisfied on the court.

Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators.

I still want to see the Lin-Lee rivalry; those games always bring great fun for the fans.

I have worked very hard to achieve this. If others also work hard, they can also achieve as much.

I am no genius; I just worked hard like my other teammates, and I believe all my teammates can win the title as they work hard, too.