Quotes from Abhinav Bindra

It happens too frequently that after a couple of poor performances, athletes are dumped. That's unfair as Olympic glory is a long path.

Unfortunately, people not just in India but globally seem to be lacking empathy. Not just during the pandemic, but in other times too.

Shooting is an amateur sport, but everybody does it professionally.

Sport is not maths.

I left my sport when I knew I had nothing more to give.

Sport is one part of life. There are so many things to life but I've done nothing. I've really done nothing else but focused on shooting.

Sport can never be scripted. What I had in my control was to be the best that I could be every single shot.

Sport, like life, hardly gives you second chances, certainly not in a pandemic era.

India has a large number of those who take up the sport of shooting. But it's not enough to be content with the hotspots.

A lot needs to be done for Indian sport and with our potential we are nowhere near where we can be.

When I was in school, before age 10 I hated any kind of sport.

Performing at the highest level in sports requires adaptability.

Nothing dramatic can be expected from the Sports Code, because the Olympic Charter has to be respected.

Sports federations must try to be professional in trying to market their sport.

In some sports, you have a way to come back through repechage but in the game of life, there is no such thing.

We want a clean and effective Olympic body where it can help us and Indian sports to grow and we athletes can represent our country and our flag once again.

I was always humorous by nature but, maybe, no one noticed it. Or, maybe, I looked just too intense or serious to others.

You can't really rely on a couple of athletes to deliver you medals in five consecutive Olympic Games. It's absolutely unrealistic. You have to have a system in place where you continue to increase the depth of the sport which pushes performance levels to higher standards.

Absolutely, I think that during a course of my career, I had a long career in sport, I had many ups and downs.

The Olympic movement has made a conscious attempt to make sports and disciplines urban in nature.

Practice is a talent. Perseverance is a talent. Hard work is a talent.

I think we should follow the Olympic charter and the guidelines as the whole world is following it.

10,000 athletes go and compete at an Olympic Games, only 300 go back with a gold medal, the number is very, very less.

Rio is going to be my fifth Olympic games - it's been a long journey but a rewarding one, I would say.