I was a very outgoing guy. I loved roaming around, hanging out with friends. From class 5th, I practised and learnt martial arts for about 7-8 years and have won medals at the national level. Then I trained in dancing on stage. In class 10th, I acted in my first play, and that's when I realised I wanted to become an actor.
That's what everybody remembers. They don't remember how many medals I won in my career. They remember the 10s.
Heck, gold medals, what can you do with them?
Times don't matter but medals matter.
I want to win medals for myself.
I feel, at the national level, shooters should get monetary rewards also, along with medals and a handshake.
I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person.
During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s and '90s, it goes without saying that Pakistan would have bagged a plethora of medals through us at these games. And yes, the ultimate prize would have been an Olympic gold.
I'm not trying to get five medals. I'm not trying to be Michael Phelps.
I'm a crack shot and I've won medals for shooting. But I don't think I could shoot a person.
The dynamic has really changed in the U.S. Americans believe they can be competitive, that they can win medals.
During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s and '90s, it goes without saying that Pakistan would have bagged a plethora of medals through us at these games. And yes, the ultimate prize would have been an Olympic gold.
You want to be winning trophies, and you want to be winning medals.
They don't give you gold medals for beating somebody. They give you gold medals for beating everybody.
What drives me is winning medals and going out there and enjoying it.
You have to be pretty fortunate to do multiple games and have a shot at medals.
The number of medals on an officer's breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.
My ultimate dream was to get to the Olympics. I never thought I would come away with two gold medals.
I want to win medals for myself.
If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.