Quotes from Abhinav Bindra

I am done; I have announced my retirement, so there is no reconsideration. I am not going to shoot again.

In shooting, you need to be dumb.

My performance at Rio gave me closure. I did my best and could not have done any more.

If I'm bored at home, I'll probably just log on to ESPN.com.

It isn't easy to suffer failure, go through all the pain and the hardship.

I never had a good physical base.

I am happy with the way I shot and ended my career.

Even if you do all the right things, it may not ensure that the sponsors line up to support your sport.

I remember watching the 1992 Barcelona Games on TV, and I watched Limba Ram shoot. That was my first exposure to the Olympic Games.

I plan to establish my own academy.

To organize an Olympic Games is probably the most complex thing on the planet because it has so many moving parts.

It is my job to be composed.

I went to five Olympic Games and my favorite is Sydney.

I cannot shoot for 40-50 hours a week.

My talent lies in my hard work.

I don't think I was a naturally born talent, surely I had some natural attributes, which perhaps helped me in my sport, but generally speaking I wasn't competitive in nature.

No, I firmly believe in giving my place to another person. We have a lot of talent back home. I don't want to hang on for just the sake of hanging on.

Reflecting back on my career, I was not a talented athlete at all. I had no competitiveness naturally, and was full of anxiety and panic all the time - something that's certainly not needed for shooting.

It's ironic my biggest mental crisis in life came when I actually succeeded. A lot of people talked about dealing with failure, but for me, dealing with success was probably the hardest time in my life.

Once we take care of wellbeing of an athlete then performance will automatically come.

An athlete is not a robot, not a machine. Wellbeing of athletes is absolute necessary.

Pressure is a positive thing and it makes no difference on your performance if it is not there.

I have had a decent career.

I am always available to share my experiences. I am happy to talk to people in Indian sports administration, maybe teach them a few things, and eventually help out an athlete. That would make me happiest.