“In countries like China and Indonesia, badminton is like a religion. P...” — Rajiv Ouseph Quote

“In countries like China and Indonesia, badminton is like a religion. Players get mobbed in the street. In China, it is a national sport, and Lin Dan, their star player, is treated like David Beckham.”

“Because my parents are Indian, everybody speaks Hindi to me, and I have no idea what they are saying.”

“I started playing badminton when I was probably of eight years and ever since have been playing. I didn't go to university.”

“There is talk that badminton may not make it as a sport in the 2020 Olympics. We must bear in mind that other sports are strongly lobbying to be included.”

“One hidden talent is that I used to play badminton for India.”

“When I was a kid, my parents would play badminton, but I hardly joined them. I'd just pick up their racquets and fiddle around. Check out how the racquet was made... toss it around to see how light it was! At the time, I didn't even know I'd play badminton.”