P. T. Usha

Body is a God-gift.

— P. T. Usha

Only God can save Indian sports.

— P. T. Usha

Money cannot buy the self-actualization of one's feelings.

— P. T. Usha

It's important for schools to encourage sports.

— P. T. Usha

In the early 1980s, top athletes hardly got the kind of exposure needed.

— P. T. Usha

Two decades in athletics is a long time in sports.

— P. T. Usha

During our time, we used to go to school at the age of six.

— P. T. Usha

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

— P. T. Usha

May be someday a movie will be made on my life.

— P. T. Usha

I saw 'Bhaag Milkha Bhaag' and I loved it.

— P. T. Usha

It was those medals I won at Kottayam that gave me the confidence to dream it big in athletics.

— P. T. Usha

After a hard training day, I used to massage myself. That meant recovery was slow.

— P. T. Usha

I would like to make it clear that there were no solid offers to train abroad.

— P. T. Usha

In my opinion happiness is nothing but satisfaction - satisfaction through work, thoughts and accomplishing our mission and vision.

— P. T. Usha

The country has to identify and promote raw talent. I have full faith that India will win Olympic gold in athletics sooner…

— 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

Misery and sorrow, I don't want to have anything to do with them. I always want to be happy and cheerful.

— P. T. Usha

My life has actually been full of challenges and painful moments - but I tried to bury such circumstances and work with…

— P. T. Usha

During the time of Olympics I felt very lonely. Nobody was there at my side, to guide me or attend to my…

— 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

Spare a thought for people like me who sweated it out for our moment of glory and the joy we brought for…

— 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

I was part of the Indian contingent that went to Karachi for an invitational meet, before the Moscow Olympics of 1980 and…

— P. T. Usha

No one had told us that in L.A. we would get only American food. I had no choice but to eat rice…

— P. T. Usha

I wanted to give everything that I lacked in my childhood to young children of my village. I had only talent but…

— P. T. Usha

The biggest problem with the national sports awards in India is that the selection committee which the government appoints every year does…

— P. T. Usha

In the '80s, there was this talk about a thrower whose urine was sent for testing after a meet and it tested…

— P. T. Usha

After my first track event, sports became my life.

— P. T. Usha

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

— P. T. Usha

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

— P. T. Usha

If I missed bronze by whisker, it was due to lack of experience.

— P. T. Usha

It got injured in 1995 and was operated upon once.

— P. T. Usha

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

— P. T. Usha

I was the first athlete in the country to have a personal coach.

— P. T. Usha

I used to train on the beach when I went home.

— P. T. Usha

I was a vegetarian who would eat fish.

— P. T. Usha

I feel running is far easier than coaching.

— 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

All I can say is that we cannot shut our eyes to Western culture if that is not going to suit ours.

— P. T. Usha

I have heard some people saying that I continue to run for the sake of money. What is money to me? I…

— P. T. Usha