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Those who play badminton well take decisions quickly.

Badminton is a cruel sport.

In countries like China and Indonesia, badminton is like a religion. Players get mobbed in the street. In China, it is a national sport, and Lin Dan, their star player, is treated like David Beckham.

Badminton will gain momentum in a big manner after my win in Olympics. More players will participate in the game now.

Badminton is not only about winning. What is important to me is about playing hard, doing my best and putting up a good show for the spectators.

I watch the ball fiercely to see its height and speed off my opponent's racket so I can decide how I want to hit it.

What we do is nothing like the portrayal of badminton as a gentle game played in a church hall. Badminton can be fun and relaxing, but as professionals, this sport is our heart and soul and passion, and our games are fast and aggressive.

Bowling is all physics and energy distribution. It's F = ma. So it is actually one of the most science-y sports, because it literally is just a ball and a surface and objects to knock down.

In this sport luck and tragedy are only a few hundredths of seconds apart from each other.

Tennis players we're always playing in center courts that feel like arenas. And when we get on the court and the crowd cheers your name or salutes you - it's like you're a gladiator in the arena. And everyone is cheering - and you're fighting, you're screaming, during your strokes - it feels like you're an animal, fighting for your life.