Lin Dan

The gold medals from world championships and National Games prove the efficiency of my daily training.

When you fully focus in the match, you don't think too much about the atmosphere and the climate. Even if the temperature goes up, we will both sweat the same.

I hope Lee's scandal isn't real.

I still want to see the Lin-Lee rivalry; those games always bring great fun for the fans.

I am no genius; I just worked hard like my other teammates, and I believe all my teammates can win the title as they work hard, too.

I hope to play well and get better and better.

I will take every match seriously and respect every opponent.

When I decided to come back, I wanted to prove to the rest of the world I'm still the best.

I am pleased with the fitness that I have.

Many people, including those from the BWF, don't really understand what the main problems in badminton are and what it most needs because many officials are not competitors.

I don't need to prove myself through competition anymore.

I hope to spend more time with my family.

I want to enjoy the life.

I love badminton, and representing China is an honour for me.

I hope wholeheartedly that badminton will be as popular and respected as tennis one day.

At every Olympic Games, anything can happen that nobody can predict, so I did my best to win.

I'm no longer young, but I still enjoy the competition and the feeling of that.

I need to practice every day to be at my best for winning the third gold at the Rio Olympics.

You don't just need skills and talent, you also need luck.

Marriage has changed things. I have my own family now.

In the past, my family made a lot of sacrifices. We never got to spend much time together because I was always training. I think now I need to spend as much time as I can with them. This is the life I should have.

Before I turned 30, through a lot of hard work and support, I won many badminton titles. But after turning 30, Lin Dan should change that mindset and start in a new direction and do things that are more meaningful.

I invite Mr. Lee Chong Wei to visit China frequently.

I have played against many players, but I will always consider Lee Chong Wei as my toughest competitor.

It is hard to compete with other sports. Badminton is a sport which, when compared with football and tennis, still needs promotion.