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I've been involved in sport right through my life.

When I was in school, sport was given utmost importance. I think it's fantastic for character building, for team playing, and I think it's a great profile for a nation. One in every six people on Earth is an Indian, and I look forward to the day when we can compete with the heavyweights of the sporting world and do well in the medal tally.

I want to be known for my athletic achievements, not my celebrity.

My life as a professional athlete has allowed me the opportunity to visit and live in many different places and meet many interesting and diverse people.

My dream is to see India as a nation of well-looked-after and respected sportspeople in all fields.

I would love to be associated with some sports organization. I was a journalism major. That's kind of intriguing, to do something in the political-commentary arena.

As an international sportsman, I am very lucky to be supported by people all over the world, many of who treat me as one of their own, no matter what their nationality, or indeed mine. This is the way sport should be.

My father represented India at the Olympics, and I also want to do that.

My father-in-law and I always had great interest in Indian sport. At the Athens Olympics, watching the wrestling event, we started discussing the state of Indian sport - inadequate representation, lack of satisfactory results etc. We thought we should do something about it.

I contribute my best in my sport and I also have a ton of respect for myself and my family.