It is very important to be confident and strong even if you lose, because you know there are tournaments coming up next, and you have to be prepared for it.

Ups and downs will be happening; coming to the final and losing by a point or so should not matter.

Women's badminton has become so competitive.

You have to keep working all the time. How much you learn, there is always room for learning; you will have to keep improving all the time.

We want to encourage the young ones to learn and get some confidence in sports. It's fun and keeps you active and moving.

I remember the '70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches.

Spike Lee gave me the greatest reaction to the fact that I was this athlete-meets-artist, because I think he saw that I was different. I learned that oftentimes, Spike directs in a sense that he might just stare at you and look at you in a telepathic way of communicating.

If you're trying to get into the sports business, you really have to find a niche.