"I knew very little or nothing about the Olympics. Having qualified was itself a big achievement for me, and then being there was quite overwhelming. Although I lost in the opening round, but the fact that I fought well was enough for me to take away from Athens."

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Source : "I am happy with my preparations: Vijender Singh". Interview, timesofindia.indiatimes.com. June 29, 2012.

Vijender Singh

#Achievement Quotes #Athens Quotes #Olympics Quotes

“I never cared about acceptance as much as I cared about respect.”
“The struggle which is not joyous is the wrong struggle. The joy of the struggle is not hedonism and hilarity, but the sense of purpose, achievement and dignity.”
“Well, with each character that I play in my life as an actor, I try to figure out how to find the challenge.”
“I don't think tablets are where we should be focused. But I do think they could end up being an efficient way of delivering textbooks. They're just not really that, yet. There's all sorts of poisons and mined minerals and carnage that goes on to make a tablet. Way more than to print a book. Or a bunch of books.”
“When a thought oppresses you, do not be downhearted, but put up with it in courage, saying, 'They swarmed around me closer and closer, but I drove them back in the name of the Lord' (Ps. 118:11). Divine help will arrive at your side immediately, and you will drive them away from you, and courage will compass you round about, and the glory of God will walk with you; and 'you will be filled to your soul's desire' (Isa. 58:11).”
“Starting a business is a huge amount of hard work... You had better enjoy it.”
“What I sometimes mistake for ecstasy is simply the absence of grief.”
“All the pathos and irony of leaving oneâ€™s youth behind is thus implicit in every joyous moment of travel”

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