Jwala Gutta

The ultimate goal is Olympics.

— Jwala Gutta

Off court, I'm easy going.

— Jwala Gutta

I keep cracking jokes a lot.

— Jwala Gutta

Crimes against women should stop.

— Jwala Gutta

I always liked clothes.

— Jwala Gutta

I put on weight easily.

— Jwala Gutta

Yes, I am a rebel.

— Jwala Gutta

I am not afraid of losing at all.

— Jwala Gutta

I love dressing up and I love looking good.

— Jwala Gutta

Unless it happens naturally, the relationship doesn't work.

— Jwala Gutta

It's just not in me to regret being me.

— Jwala Gutta

Winning a title in Olympic year is never easy.

— Jwala Gutta

I don't have to hide anything or be afraid of anyone.

— Jwala Gutta

I am born to play badminton and can't think of anything else.

— Jwala Gutta

If not badminton, I would have played some other sport.

— Jwala Gutta

For Indian players, qualifying for the Olympics is a feat in itself.

— Jwala Gutta

I'm a proud feminist, people get irritated with that word... but we need feminism in our country.

— Jwala Gutta

Being a doubles player, without any support, we don't have any godfathers in doubles.

— Jwala Gutta

I have fought back. From not being allowed to play, I have now qualified for Olympics in two events, it is satisfying.…

— Jwala Gutta

People don't take badminton seriously. When I played, people never took me seriously.

— Jwala Gutta

Physically, when you are fit, mentally you are more alert and confident.

— Jwala Gutta

Badminton court is my territory and that's where I will do most of my talking.

— Jwala Gutta

Having children is a great responsibility, and I don't want to have kids while I am still playing.

— Jwala Gutta

After this coronavirus thing, people started calling me half-corona on Twitter.

— Jwala Gutta

I come from a generation where I did not have any knowledge about racism, trolling or degrading someone because we hardly used…

— Jwala Gutta

In China or in the U.S., the government program takes over promising sporting talent at a very early age and then financially…

— Jwala Gutta

I don't think we can even compare ourselves to the Japanese or the Chinese players in any way, given their richly-funded programs…

— Jwala Gutta

Before I have attended camps at many places such as Bangalore, Jalandhar, and after 2006 it has only been happening at the…

— Jwala Gutta

I have always played under pressure because I have always played for my team in doubles and mixed doubles and it was…

— Jwala Gutta

I stopped playing mixed doubles and there is no result in mixed doubles. I was world number six. People who are talking…

— Jwala Gutta

There is a lot of discrimination. Consider this: whenever a badminton squad is sent for an international meet, there are usually 10…

— Jwala Gutta

People anyway didn't take me seriously because of the way I look. And for some reason, there's this Indian perception that sportspersons…

— Jwala Gutta

So when people used to call me 'chinki' I thought that okay maybe my mother is Chinese so they are calling me…

— Jwala Gutta

Why are foreign coaches not staying? There is internal politics and that is the reason why foreign coaches leave without completing their…

— Jwala Gutta

Then, girls have to deal with a degree of unfair scrutiny about their life outside sports. If we have good hair or…

— Jwala Gutta

I like wearing everything, from dresses to jeans to saris.

— Jwala Gutta

No one on this earth can stop me from playing.

— Jwala Gutta

China in sports is 100 years ahead of us, there's no comparison.

— Jwala Gutta

I like to put in an effort to look presentable.

— Jwala Gutta

I want to promote doubles, educate people and media about doubles.

— Jwala Gutta