Quotes About Badminton

Badminton will gain momentum in a big manner after my win in Olympics. More players will participate in the game now.

I'm really eager to play the BWF Destination Dubai World Superseries Finals, especially after my enjoyable visit to the city.

Women's badminton has become so competitive.

I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.

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.

There's sketch, improv, writing, acting, music, and badminton. Those are the seven forms of comedy.

As a child, I liked to play different type of sport, and I grew up to be an ardent sports fan. I have been watching all sports tournament religiously, especially badminton.

I watch a lot of badminton, and as a result, I know more or less about the forms of most of the players.

Playing for Hyderabad Hunters is a very good feeling.

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.

We used to go cycling as a family every weekend. I played basketball, cricket, badminton, and was half-decent at them.

I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.

When I was a junior, my school introduced badminton, which was clearly a P.E. department ploy to get me away from the wrestling room, and it worked, since the first time I played badminton was like the first time I tasted sushi or heard the Beatles or read Wordsworth. This was a sport? This counted for gym requirements?

I think if people were to look at badminton and tennis, they'd see they're actually very similar; the profile would increase, and we might be in a better position as a sport.

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

Badminton is like ballet dancing. It requires a lot of control, strength, mind play and measured movement

I never believed that India could win a medal in badminton because the competition is so tough.

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.

Tennis is not always that accessible but I sometimes think badminton is harder - tennis you can always play against the wall but badminton is tough to even play outdoors with the wind.

I hope the BWF (Badminton World Federation) will seriously do something about the Olympic qualifying format or risk getting badminton dropped from the Games.

The PBSI (Indonesian Badminton Association) have to work harder to widen the pool and find quality players. The present indifferent culture has to change.

I have been following badminton for quite some time, and I know most of the Indian players personally.

Obviously, you need talent to do well in your sport, but I think hard work goes a long way. You need to be lucky within the sport too, though. In badminton, you can benefit from good draws and people getting injured.

It takes guts to take up doubles in India.