Quotes About Victory

Scoring in my first two games has released all the pressure, and it's been amazing.

I realised I was a 'star' when my first film Dil Deke Dekho was released after being rejected before. It was a very big thing for me.

The charts are only relevant when you're top of them!

Winning, to me, is relief; losing is like dying. It's gut-wrenching.

To be honest, I already felt that I was going to win the gold medal, but with school being so hard I was kind of second-guessing myself. So, when I actually was told that I was going to be able to walk across the stage and be done with high school, it was such a relief.

When we won gold I was expecting overwhelming relief, but it just didn't come.

You prepare each week to win, and for it to finally pay off, it is a big relief.

Only in death will I relinquish my belts.

Stats are for losers. They relish in them.

I have a lot of confidence in myself, and I love that challenge as well. I love going to every competition as the favourite. It's something I relish.

That's one thing I relish, the pressure of having to try and beat the best teams in the world.

I always go into a fight thinking the decision is going to be fair, and I relish these fights where the atmosphere is so fantastic.

There's a bit of a reluctance on my part to promote myself as any kind of hero because the things I've had to overcome in my life are not the deepest, darkest things.

I love reluctant heroes, all of that.

In the past, I've played where I only just rely on my serve.

When you win a championship, you can't always rely on that for the rest of your life. You want to try to go out there and win a better one.

If you start beating opponents in their backyard is when you give yourself a chance to remain No.1.

I planned to stop in 2002 after the Salt Lake City Olympics. I felt able to remain competitive another four years, and I wanted to stop while I'm still at the top.

Very rarely do you have a perfect race, and it's about overcoming your mistakes in the race and remaining composed.

What remains of the kid at Sevilla is the same dream of always wanting to win. I still have that today.

It remains an ambiton of mine to get to a major finals with Scotland.

I am very proud of the fact that BJP is doing remarkably well everywhere.

Today people remember me for 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander.' The film is the most memorable thing for me in my life.

Hopefully I can win a ring before it's all said and done. Hopefully they'll remember me as being a champion.