Jwala Gutta Quotes

Jwala Gutta

Profession : Athlete

Birth : September 7, 1983

I always liked clothes.

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People anyway didn't take me seriously because of the way I look. And for some reason, there's this Indian perception that sportspersons should look wanting, they should look like they've put up a real struggle.

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I like wearing everything, from dresses to jeans to saris.

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Hollywood's Me Too campaign was massive. Do you think only those women who were harassed or sexually exploited were a part of the campaign? No. Everyone was a part of it, because until and unless you unite for a cause like this, nothing will change.

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Crimes against women should stop.

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If you are a famous personality, you should talk responsibly.

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I mean, just because you weren't raped doesn't mean that rape culture doesn't exist or that rapes don't happen.

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I kind of missed playing mixed doubles.

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I've enjoyed my phase of playing women's doubles.

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I want to promote doubles, educate people and media about doubles.

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Doubles does not have adequate support, promotion and sponsorship and budding shuttlers are more keen to take up singles.

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Then, girls have to deal with a degree of unfair scrutiny about their life outside sports. If we have good hair or look good, we are called glamorous and it is presumed that we are not focused on sports. Nowadays, even the sportsmen are glamorous, good-looking, but they never face such scrutiny.

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There is a lot of discrimination. Consider this: whenever a badminton squad is sent for an international meet, there are usually 10 boys and 3-4 girls. Why is it like this? Why can't we send an equal number of boys and girls?

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A girl has to worry about financially securing her future. There is also the question of marriage. Whether to continue playing after marriage is another question. That is why a job is very important for a sportswoman so that she is able to play without worrying about such things.

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In China or in the U.S., the government program takes over promising sporting talent at a very early age and then financially secures their life. They get educated.

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I've been a very self-dependent person.

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I was very different from other badminton players. I did not bring badminton home. I wouldn't eat, sleep, drink badminton or talk about it to friends.

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Off court, I'm easy going.

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I'm a proud feminist, people get irritated with that word... but we need feminism in our country.

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Why should you think that a good-looking girl who likes taking care of herself is not as focused as someone who doesn't do all that? Why should I be told to focus on the game and not do any makeup?

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