Sangram Singh Quotes

Proving to my friends, family, and the people that I love that they were wrong - that in spite of my age and my lack of experience, I could change sport and achieve something really special - gives me a lot of satisfaction.

I deferred my third-year studies from university to go full time sailing to try and qualify for the 2012 London Olympics, which I did. I tried to go back to the university, but having won the silver medal, I just haven't been able to get back. And now I'm not sure if I ever will.

I was the first Indian to take on and beat the best in professional wrestling, but I certainly don't want to be the last.

I think being the only Pakistani wrestler in WWE will bring some attention from the country as well. I'll do my best to do Pakistan proud and give them something to cheer about.

When I give speeches at college, I don't tell stories, I talk about what it is to live your dreams and take the path less traveled.

I have experienced failure as a politician and for that very reason, I am ready to give everything for Japan.

I returned to India after long years of international service, because I had always cherished the desire to make a difference in my own country.

Throughout my career, I have been confronted with people who have doubted my ability to achieve the dreams and ambitions distilled into my soul by my father.

Having a better and more productive life than my monster father has been my most significant accomplishment.

I appreciate everything that has been done for me. After a difficult start, I've just followed my dreams.

If things had gone according to my plans, I'd be a lawyer. I never dreamt of being an actress.

I never intended to go into the family business. I've always been drawn to wanting to do something else at some time in my life.

There are people that said I will not be as good as my father, that I am trash, and asked why I am playing for the U.S.A. You know, that is just pushing me to be the star that my country has been looking for.

If a small-town boy like me who bagged groceries was able to make his dreams come true, you can too.

It's easy to feel helpless - like you can't fight the tide. But remember: small actions can have a huge impact, and one person like you can inspire others to action.

After making repeated attempts to change my career trajectory and having those efforts turned down, my passion for playing the role of a WWE Superstar went away.

Winning for your country in the Olympics is the ultimate dream for any sportsperson, and I am determined to do it.

I wanted to look back and say to those coaches, 'You're wrong, I'll be the one who kicks on and makes it'. Only I could change that opinion.

It's quite a feeling to be living your dream, and it seems easy to be like I am.

When I left school I was meant to do my law degree but I was lucky to fall into something I love.

I think that's when life began for me: when I started to follow my dreams.

All I want is to keep boxing for Great Britain and inspire others.

I had to quit everything. I had to give it all for music.

It's unbelievable when I think back to when I was a kid that one day I would have achieved so much through boxing, and to think my teachers laughed at me when I said I was going to be a boxer.

The act of me just being robust in the world is so radical - it's so radical for a black woman to think she's going to be a star, because it takes so much to get there. It's still a battle every day, but I feel happy because I feel like I cracked the code and figured out how to work through it. Now I want to give the map to other women.