QUOTA of QUOTES
“In identifying the talent and nurturing the talent at the right time and with the right procedure, we are way behind. And I don’t care if people want to kill me for this; this is the reality.”—Sunil Chhetri, India’s all-time top scorer in soccer, on why the country does not win many Olympic medals. (NDTV)
“But also now u r a married man. U need to take a step back. I need to come back home from work everyday to ready dinner and cleaning in order. So chop chop!”—Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu, responding to a retirement post on Instagram by her husband, badminton coach Mathias Boe.
“Culturally, I was raised to keep my head down and to not make a stir, and that is the opposite of what Kamala Harris has done with her life and I love her for that. And because of that strength, she’s going to become the next president.”—Comedian Mindy Kaling, speaking on a Zoom call organized by South Asian Women for Harris. (Time)
“If you had told me at the beginning of my career I’d have at least two Olympic medals, I would have said you’re crazy. That’s not going to happen.”—Rajeev Ram of Carmel, Indiana, who won a silver medal in men’s doubles tennis at the Paris Olympics, eight years after winning a silver in mixed doubles at the Rio Olympics. At age 40, he is the oldest Olympic tennis medalist in 116 years. (WTHR)
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Compiled and partly written by Indian humorist MELVIN DURAI, author of the novel Bala Takes the Plunge.
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