Quotes from P. T. Usha
Rather than missing the medal, the overall message from across the Indian contingent was my effort proved that we can win an Olympic medal.
— P. T. Usha
I was good in science in school and parents thought I would become a school teacher like my mother.
— P. T. Usha
Winning the 400 meters gold at the pre-Olympics gave me a little confidence. I thought I could win a medal if I tried.
— P. T. Usha
All what I aimed for, except the Olympic medal, I achieved. That's why I want to start the Usha School of Athletics. I missed an Olympic medal, now I want to ensure that one of my students wins one!
— P. T. Usha
The only realistic offer came from Nebraska University who offered me a scholarship to be a physical education director. What will a 24-year-old do with that? Retire and study?
— P. T. Usha
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.
— P. T. Usha
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.
— P. T. Usha
After my first track event, sports became my life.
— P. T. Usha
Nobody talks about my contribution to the sport. Nobody talks about the 101 medals I have won in my 20-year career. Nobody talks about the efforts I made to attain those heights.
— P. T. Usha
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.
— P. T. Usha
There is so much of politics in sport that I sometimes wonder how did I survive for such a long time.
— P. T. Usha
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.
— P. T. Usha