P. T. Usha

There are many incidents in which I have seen and experienced cheap politics.

— P. T. Usha

An Olympic medal in athletics is still a dream for India. Milkha Singh is the torchbearer for young athletes to achieve that…

— P. T. Usha

I believe it's an honor for me wherever I go in and around the country people still identify me and love me…

— P. T. Usha

When you compete with better athletes, you also get better.

— P. T. Usha

There is so much of politics in sport that I sometimes wonder how did I survive for such a long time.

— P. T. Usha

Cricket has come to take centerstage among all sports in the country today and it is therefore no surprise that the organizers…

— P. T. Usha

I feel running is far easier than coaching.

— P. T. Usha

I was a vegetarian who would eat fish.

— P. T. Usha

Nobody talks about my contribution to the sport. Nobody talks about the 101 medals I have won in my 20-year career. Nobody…

— P. T. Usha

When I passed 7th standard, govt. of Kerala announced a separate sports school for aspiring young girls. During the selection trials, I…

— P. T. Usha

For one thing, I would like to see some new faces in all sports associations. Often you have the same people controlling…

— P. T. Usha

If you win even one tournament or medal, people can think they have become big.

— P. T. Usha

At the 1985 Asian Track and Field meet in Jakarta, where I won five golds and a bronze, I was taken for…

— P. T. Usha

Records are meant to be broken and they should be broken, but fairly.

— P. T. Usha

If the mind says the injury is nothing, it will mean nothing. If the mind says competitions are nothing, it will mean…

— P. T. Usha

If you have speed you need not be only in athletics, you can choose any other discipline.

— P. T. Usha

My dad did not want me to take up sport initially, he was worried that I would get injured.

— P. T. Usha

There should ideally be a synthetic track in every district. Athletics is tough, and needs more support.

— P. T. Usha

It's important for schools to encourage sports.

— P. T. Usha

After winning a medal, many athletes give up and go into oblivion, the reason being lack of encouragement.

— P. T. Usha

In international meets, like the Olympics and Asian Games, drug tests are mandatory. When everything is in place, then only will the…

— P. T. Usha

After my first track event, sports became my life.

— P. T. Usha

The 1982 Asian Games champion M.D. Valsamma's coach gave a statement in the media that if Valsamma had some 15 days training…

— P. T. Usha

I always believe that speed is the essence for any sport.

— P. T. Usha

I come from a middle-class family in Kozhikode, Kerala.

— P. T. Usha