Gagan Quotes & Sayings

Men, crumpled like bed-sheets in hospitals,
And women, battered like overused proverbs. — Vladimir Mayakovsky

Not much is done to promote non-cricket sports in India. There is a lot of talk about how sports needs to reach the grassroots and how it should be introduced as a subject in school, but nothing has been done to that effect. — Gagan Narang

To compare Olympic sport with cricket would not be fair. Years back, cricket was a sport only for the classes, and we will also have to make other sports masses from classes like cricket. — Gagan Narang

Shooting is very challenging because 10 metre air rifle you have different rules, short gun you have different rules. — Gagan Narang

When kids my age were picking up toy cars, I used to buy toy guns. — Gagan Narang

Well, when I moved to England I was making a lot of personal adjustments because I was getting married and starting a family, that sort of thing. — Elizabeth McGovern

All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be explained in words. — Gagan Narang

Dance like a equation — Gagan Khiwani

I need someone who is willing to watch me brave the ocean and then dare me not to drown. — Colleen Hoover

Now I know the difference between a rousing reception and a pat on the back. Now I know the difference between a gold in Commonwealth Games and a bronze in Olympics. — Gagan Narang

Cricket pays well, so a lot of people are naturally drawn towards the game. But to carve a niche in non-cricket sports is not easy. So state governments need to be proactive. Indians need to be made aware of the power of an Olympic medal. It should be treated at par with an Oscars or a Nobel Prize. — Gagan Narang

As kids, we have all handled shot guns. From there on, there is no transition. It stays in the toy box. The idea is to get the transition and bridge the gap between the toy box and the shooting range. — Gagan Narang

It's our willingness to be vulnerable that will heal us in the end. — Bryonie Wise

We fool ourselves so much we could do it for a living. — Stephen King

Sport is an important part of the development of kids, and hence, it should be made a part of their curriculum. — Gagan Narang

Don't trust something you don't understand !! — Jojo1980

Who's with her?" Roarke asked, though he already knew. It was just like her.
"With her? Oh, ah, hmmm. Webster."
Silence fell, a clatter of broken bricks. Peabody folded her hands in her pockets and prepared for the explosion to follow.
"I see." When Roarke simply turned back to the screen and continued, she didn't know whether to be relieved or scared to death. — J.D. Robb

Yes, trust them not, for there is an upstart crow, beautified with our feathers, that with his tiger's heart wrapped in a player's hide supposes he is as well able to bombast out a blank verse as the best of you, and being an absolute Johannes Factotum, is in his own conceit the only Shake-scene in a country. — Robert Greene

The sensitive plate, the gas which is ionised, the fluorescent screen, are in reality receivers, into another kind of energy, chemical energy, ionic energy ... luminous energy. — Marie Curie

If we give out thoughts of grouchiness and complaining, etc., we'll find more to complain about. If we send out love and affirm 'life loves me', then we are drawing experiences to ourselves that prove it's true. — Louise Hay

Complexity is not a good enough reason to give up on any idea. — Gagan Jain

I think country needs to have a sporting culture. I think if sports were taken as curriculum in school and are encouraged in right way like government of Maharashtra and Haryana have done given Marks for Sports and encouraging them with good jobs. — Gagan Narang

For your friends and family, you are always a champion, but for the media and sponsors, not until you show a spark. Making a champ is more important than celebrating one. I want to be there for youngsters and help them do their best. — Gagan Narang

People need to take as much interest in other sports as they take in cricket, and that's where we come across a vicious cycle of performance, sponsorship, recognition, jobs and TV visibility. It's a typical chicken-and-egg story; each one is directly related to the other without an answer for what comes first. — Gagan Narang

There was a time when my parents had to sell off a plot of land so that I can buy a rifle for competitive tournaments. After that we stayed in a rented house for the next 15 years. — Gagan Narang

Cricket is a self-sustaining industry; but corporates need to realise that other sports don't have that luxury. This is the time when they need to invest, and keep the faith. Every sport has the potential to create world champions. Imagine India as a country full of world champions. Why imagine? Let's just make it happen. — Gagan Narang

The reason people sweat is so they won't catch fire when making love. — Don Rose

Dance Like A Pronunciation — Gagan Khiwani

Sporting culture is needed where marks are given to students for sports in schools, jobs are assured for sportsperson, and sponsors are willing to support them through rough times. — Gagan Narang

Olympics is everyone's dream. — Gagan Narang

I am glad. I am now an Olympic medallist. — Gagan Narang