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Shooting is a sport which has got us medals at the highest level in the last five to six years right from 2004. It's a testimony to the talents that we have.

An athlete is not a robot, not a machine. Wellbeing of athletes is absolute necessary.

Absolutely, I think that during a course of my career, I had a long career in sport, I had many ups and downs.

But post my victory in Beijing, I actually wanted to quit sport and move on to something else in life.

I left my sport when I knew I had nothing more to give.

I am always available to share my experiences. I am happy to talk to people in Indian sports administration, maybe teach them a few things, and eventually help out an athlete. That would make me happiest.

I believe that it is important, wherever possible, to lend a voice to help those in trying times.

Incorporating science, technology, engineering, analytics and medicine to athletes' training and development not just at elite level but basing it right at the grassroots level is important.

It happens too frequently that after a couple of poor performances, athletes are dumped. That's unfair as Olympic glory is a long path.

Sports federations must try to be professional in trying to market their sport.

I only wish the sport of shooting was more reachable and there were training centers all over the country where youngsters could go and try shooting.

I do believe the aura of the Olympics is the greatest platform for sport and when one achieves success there it is sure to fire up the imagination of the youth.

I have had a decent career.

Sport is not maths.

We shouldn't be fixated to one sport. The Olympics come once in four years, and every athlete works very hard towards that. It's so special in one's career.

No, I firmly believe in giving my place to another person. We have a lot of talent back home. I don't want to hang on for just the sake of hanging on.

If I'm bored at home, I'll probably just log on to ESPN.com.

When I started out as a 12-13 year old, it was a stupid idea. I remember when I went to try to get coached by Heinz Reinkemeier and my coach Gaby, when I went and met them, India was nowhere in shooting. They said, 'you want to win a gold at the Olympics? Why don't you ride an elephant back home?'

Reflecting back on my career, I was not a talented athlete at all. I had no competitiveness naturally, and was full of anxiety and panic all the time - something that's certainly not needed for shooting.

Sport can never be scripted. What I had in my control was to be the best that I could be every single shot.

My success has given confidence to many others.

I plan to establish my own academy.

I was always humorous by nature but, maybe, no one noticed it. Or, maybe, I looked just too intense or serious to others.

My mother is a trained psychologist.

Performance in any sport can never be broken down into black and white. There's a lot of grey in the nature of sport.