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


Saina Nehwal

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Badminton is not a popular sport in India.
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KATI WILHELM Everyone is getting prepared for this, to win the gold medal. I am among them: I want to win the med...
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BOB HOREN They are working hard to gain strength and this year should be good for these guys because we will f...
CODY KEENE Once, in Australia, I ate 33 pancakes in 20 minutes, and I only did it because they said a girl coul...
OLIVIA WILDE We just wanted to win a medal for Kenya, and hopefully a gold one. The plans went very well, althoug...
BENJAMIN LIMO I think my most memorable win was in 1979 when I won the SCCA National Championship at a race down i...
PAUL NEWMAN The competition here in Gwinnett is so tough. Every team we come up against is a challenge.
JUDAS KINCHEN It was a tough competition even though I was leading after the first round. It is a unique experienc...
JAKUB JANDA I came here [in February] because I thought I could make the team. There's been some tough competiti...
DARNELL SANDERS I would love very much to win a medal at the Olympics for myself, by my own performance. But that wi...
BELA KAROLYI We were probably the only ones anywhere that believed we could win.
JOA ELFSBERG I believe a true Hindu in India could never have endorsed the killing of the Mahatma.
KAPIL SIBAL I always believed that I could make it or I would never have spent so many years trying to get here.
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DOUG MUEHLIG I'm just so surprised about all of this that I'm speechless. I never expected that I would be the fi...
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BRIAN CONLEY I was a little bit nervous because I knew I was in good shape coming in and wouldn't be satisfied if...
BJOERN LIND I was talking about cutting back to maybe 24 tournaments. But I wasn't talking like that because of ...
ALLEN DOYLE This win is for him. Winning the gold medal is a great feeling because we are a great team and we be...
CARLOS TEVEZ I came here to win a medal.
DOMINIQUE MALTAIS Nobody comes in here not wanting to win a medal. It's definitely a daydream, coming across the line,...
SHAUNA ROHBOCK The one thing I said to them was I believed we could win the game.
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LARRY WALKER She had so much motivation. I knew she was going to win a medal. She is a really strong skater and i...
ANNI FRIESINGER The first day when I saw the scores I knew I could have the win because only three people shot in th...
ALAN LEE You get a medal for being tough.
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GIDEON LO I think every fight is a tough fight, but I'm not settling for a bronze medal.
KATIE TAYLOR If I can run a four-minute mile, I'd win a gold medal because no one has ever done it before.
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LAURA TYSON Our pursuit team is very strong, and can win a medal. I want to be part of that.
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RAJIV OUSEPH I could never say that one religion is wrong. I could never say that this person's God is wrong, I c...
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SPIKE MILLIGAN I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.
LAURA WILKINSON It was so close to the gold medal. I don't feel I lost a gold medal. To me, I won a bronze medal.
ANNI FRIESINGER I never wavered. I always believed that I was innocent because I knew I was innocent.
ROBERT RICHARDSON I didn't exactly put in all those hours on the ice to win a team-pursuit medal.
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