One tournament win doesn't make you perfect.

When I started, I didn't think I would become a great player. It was my passion; I had interest. My parents supported me. In that way, I continued.

Against each player, I will give 100 per cent. I give my best in every game.

I prepare the same for every opponent.

Saina is not someone special player that I have to win against. It's not like that I must beat her. She is one of the players.

Talking about world-class player, no player is easy to play at this level. Each player has a different style of play.

I train for six days in a week for eight to ten hours of practice per day.

You can't compare one tournament with another.

The year 2017 has been really good for me. Definitely, a lot of positive things to learn from.

You have to keep on learning all the time unless and until you become perfect in all the strokes.

Since the Rio Olympics, the expectations are always high, and the responsibilities are also high. I am used to it now. You have to keep going and keep working hard.

In my early years, I would travel 56 km. from home to the training institute and back every single day.

I like Telugu movies, then comes Bollywood and then English movies. In Tollywood, I like Mahesh Babu and Prabhas. But no, I don't watch all their movies. I first find out if the movie is nice. If it's a flop, I don't watch it.

I have no tension. I only play to give my best.

I put the good playing and game first, and money, prizes are secondary.

I consider the All England as like any normal super series tournament.

Definitely, the aim is to become No.1.

Each tournament is different.

I had once thought I would become a doctor but gave up on the thought soon enough. I took up the racquet instead. Later, when I saw my sister studying so much to become a doctor, I was like, 'Thank God I am a shuttler!'

Every tournament is important for me.

Sometimes it does upset you when you lose in the finals, or even in a quarterfinal or semifinal, especially when you think, 'Maybe I could have played better,' or even if you gave your 100 percent, and even then, you lose.

Nagpur to Kanyakumari and Kashmir, future Olympic medallists can come from anywhere. It is the passion that drives you, not the city, provided you get enough facilities.

My period days didn't make me falter: they made me more determined to pursue my dreams.

I have to keep moving and keep working hard.