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As an athlete, success is not just about winning; it is about working hard and giving it all you have. I have always taken one match at a time and worked hard; when I succeeded, I worked further on the aspects of the game which worked for me; when I failed, I listed out my weaknesses and worked on them.

As a sportsman, you always play to win. Having said that, it's not possible to win every day. There will be days when you will do well and there will be days you won't.

I think I'm evolving, I'm always in search of bettering myself, how I can improve as a sportsman and as a person.

Having no competition is a bad thing. Competition makes you try to improve yourself all the time.

A good athlete always mentally replays a competition over and over, even in victory, to see what might be done to improve the performance the next time.

You need three things to win: discipline, hard work and, before everything maybe, commitment. No one will make it without those three. Sport teaches you that.

Winning is not always the barometer of getting better.

I think competition can make people stronger at whatever it is they're competing on. If we're competing in some athletic event for competitive swimmers, really intensely competing, it's likely that both of us will become better, but it's also quite possible we'll lose sight of what's truly valuable.

If you're going to be a winner in life, you have to constantly go beyond your best.