Jahangir Khan Zitate auf Englisch

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Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top.

Everything is changing in squash. Lots of television coverage and the game has become very professional.

Jahangir Khan

To be the best, I had to work harder than everyone else.

Jahangir Khan

Squash has been my life and I owe a lot to the sport.

Jahangir Khan

Every winning streak will have to end sometime.

Jahangir Khan

Without hard work and discipline it is difficult to be a top professional.

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You can't go on winning all the time.

Jahangir Khan

We shouldn't be thinking about individuals or departments. We should be thinking about national interest. Lifting the standard of Pakistan squash is like working towards national interest.

Jahangir Khan

Squash was my livelihood and as in business, I had to stay on top.

Jahangir Khan

Nicol has great potential and there is a huge gap between her and the rest of the juniors. She needs to concentrate full time on the professional circuit from now on and it is the only way for her to realize her potential.

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It wasn't my plan to create such a record. All I did was put in the effort to win every match I played and it went on for weeks, months and years until my defeat to Ross Norman in Toulouse in 1986.

Jahangir Khan

If you have a burning ambition and desire, absolutely anything can be achieved.

Jahangir Khan

Generally the younger generation are not hard working. They will have to put in more effort to achieve results in tournaments. most of them can perform well but they cannot deliver when they play abroad.

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Fitness of a top-class squash player is very important, and talent only can't do the job. They have to get training regularly for at least eight hours a day so that they could put some good show in a two-hour match.

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I began playing in the senior circuit when I was 15 and won the world senior amateur title the same year.

Jahangir Khan

When I play in a tournament, sometimes I'm feeling tired and don't want to play in the tournament. I don't want to lose.

Jahangir Khan

There is a tremendous amount of pressure when you are a world No. 1 with everyone behind you trying to knock you down. But I always believe you should be enjoying the pressure at the top. It is a case of being able to relax and keep playing the game that got you there in the first place.

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During my time, squash was not even part of Asian or Commonwealth Games. Considering the dominance of Jansher Khan and I in the '80s and '90s, it goes without saying that Pakistan would have bagged a plethora of medals through us at these games. And yes, the ultimate prize would have been an Olympic gold.

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You hire a chief executive, pay him, and hold him accountable after a year or two. The time for so-called honorary jobs is over. What Pakistan squash needs is results, and that can only be achieved by professionals.

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Squash has the credentials to become an olympic event and our goal is to see the sport in the 2008 Beijing Olympics. We are working towards this and will keep trying even if our bid is not successful.

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