100 Quotes by 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 not have any real powers.

I have won so many awards including the Padma Shri and Arjuna Award. But all these awards do not carry the kind of prestige they did once.

There are many incidents in which I have seen and experienced cheap politics.

When sports gets involved with petty politics from authorities and co-athletes, it becomes a nasty game.

No one had told us that in L.A. we would get only American food. I had no choice but to eat rice porridge without any nutrition supplement, and that definitely affected my performance in the last 35 meters of my event since I couldn't sustain the energy level.

I believe it's an honor for me wherever I go in and around the country people still identify me and love me so much.

When I passed 7th standard, govt. of Kerala announced a separate sports school for aspiring young girls. During the selection trials, I stood first in district level as well as state level.

During my stay in Pakistan, those people who love sports extended their happiness and good wishes to our Indian side.

There will be no one like me in the history of Olympics, someone who competed in an Olympic final with one international meet.