Quotes from P. T. Usha

I would like to make it clear that there were no solid offers to train abroad.

If I missed bronze by whisker, it was due to lack of experience.

I was part of the Indian contingent that went to Karachi for an invitational meet, before the Moscow Olympics of 1980 and I was taking B-Complex in liquid form, as advised by Dr. P.M.K. Nambiar, a cardiac specialist based in Kannur.

Medal in Olympics is not small thing. There is a need to develop sportsperson especially athletes from the grass-root level to win medal in Olympics. The athletes should start to develop from the school level.

After a long day at school, sports will help them rejuvenate their system. Especially in the digital era, where almost every kid uses a smartphone.

While I was studying in class V, my school's PT teacher happened to make me run alongside the current sub-district champion from our school. I came first - that was when my ability was identified.