“Sport, in general, tends to be a good decade behind the rest of society in terms of talking about these issues. There's been a lot of progress. There's women's equality in sport, talking about depression in sport, homophobia in sport, and drugs in sport. I actually think when gay marriage is legalised, and it becomes such a non-issue in wider society, it will likewise become a non-issue in sport.”

“…not just cricket, but the success of athletes in other sports have helped India become a sporting nation.”

“But sports carried me away from being in a gang, or being associated with drugs. Sports was my way out.”

“We have to understand what sports is and what sports isn't and I think if we do that in the right way sports can come back appropriately that's what we want sports to come back appropriate and I think that's what the governor was eluding to this summer.”

“Sports officials must work with more responsibility to develop sports. Even under the good governance government some Sports Ministry officials don't carry out their duties properly as they are influenced by money and power. It is always sports clubs, institutions and sports personnel who pay the price for all misconducts of officials. To change this trend sports authority must take the necessary steps.”

“Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps.”

“By sports like these are all their cares beguil'd;
The sports of children satisfy the child.”

“For years, we thought we are a sporting nation but we had little to show. In the last decade, India's sporting success has changed all that.”

“I love sport because I love life, and sport is one of the basic joys of life”

“Tackle football is a body-mind sport; flag football is a mind-body sport.”