“It’s the small things that will make you successful.”
― The Great Khali
“Dancing along with family members and old friends, especially during a marriage, is a memorable experience.”
― The Great Khali
“I travel nearly 200 to 300 miles a day for my matches and promotions and end up eating junk food, which is not good for me. Things are better when I am at home; my wife is a very good cook, and she makes rice, dal, and chapatis for me.”
― The Great Khali
“I dream of wrestling all the time.”
― The Great Khali
“Punjab has given me so much.”
― The Great Khali
“I am from Himachal, but Punjab is my second home, as I have nourished my career from this state only.”
― The Great Khali
“The warmth that my country has shown me can’t be matched.”
― The Great Khali
“Performing in India is very close to my heart, and it is very humbling to see that so many people have so much love to offer me.”
― The Great Khali
“I am a much bigger star than Kane.”
― The Great Khali
“Obviously, winning the World Heavyweight Championship was a memorable moment, but nothing tops the feeling of defeating the Undertaker.”
― The Great Khali
“I want my students to outshine me.”
― The Great Khali
“It’s for people to judge if my acting is good or bad.”
― The Great Khali
“I don’t watch many films.”
― The Great Khali
“I’ve never gone around looking for roles. It has been my good luck that all the films that I have done, the filmmakers have approached me.”
― The Great Khali
“The WWE has failed in India.”
― The Great Khali
“A good match is about the chemistry between opponents.”
― The Great Khali
“I was always meant to be Khali.”
― The Great Khali
“I loved working with Cena. He was always receptive to my ideas, even if they weren’t good.”
― The Great Khali
“I’ve performed in basements and at supermarkets. The crowd would be yelling and throwing things at you.”
― The Great Khali
“It is a magical feeling to perform for 50,000 people. You decide when they cheer and when they are quiet. It’s like you have them under your control.”
― The Great Khali
“In the U.S.A., the fans are passionate and are willing to believe in your character.”
― The Great Khali
“The hardest thing about the WWE is the travel.”
― The Great Khali
“I was an unknown face before I joined the WWE.”
― The Great Khali
“I have struggled hard to attain this fame.”
― The Great Khali
“I used to sleep on floors and face racial abuse.”
― The Great Khali
“My mind was inclined to work and to support my parents.”
― The Great Khali
“Politicians will only exploit you for nothing.”
― The Great Khali
“Olympic wrestling is like using an old Nokia phone; it’s fairly basic.”
― The Great Khali
“There is lots of enthusiasm among youth of Haryana about sports. They have potential in sports.”
― The Great Khali
“Years ago, I was a nobody. Now, I am a face recognized almost across the world.”
― The Great Khali
“As I am well versed in the art of free-style wrestling, I am keen to pass on this art to the coming generation.”
― The Great Khali
“I play to bring honor to India’s name abroad, and I feel very proud when I am beating up white wrestlers.”
― The Great Khali
“I want to tell the youth that we should not do drugs.”
― The Great Khali
“Earlier, professional wrestling happened only abroad, but now the youngsters are getting a good platform here in India as well.”
― The Great Khali
“I am only scared of God.”
― The Great Khali
“You can’t share things about India with Americans, as they don’t seem interested. Their culture is different.”
― The Great Khali
“I try to stick to a vegetarian diet.”
― The Great Khali
“You won’t get my kind of body if you eat junk food.”
― The Great Khali
“There is no dearth of talent in India, and it is going to be the force to reckon with in world wrestling in future.”
― The Great Khali
“Never lose hope under adverse situations.”
― The Great Khali
“The wrestling is real, all the injuries are real, so much so that in no other sports, whether soccer or cricket or hockey, players get so many injuries as in WWE.”
― The Great Khali
“Had the WWE fights were artificial and pre-scripted, there would have been no need for wrestlers like The Great Khali and The Undertaker. You cannot fool thousands of people crammed into a stadium and sitting four to five feet away from you in the ring.”
― The Great Khali
“My wife asks me daily to leave wrestling, but I will not leave my favourite sport. I will train others.”
― The Great Khali
“One day, I happened to see a WWE match and thought I could easily do all of that.”
― The Great Khali
“There is not much awareness about fitness in India, unlike other countries. We don’t get too many medals at Olympics; one of the reasons is we don’t have that culture of fitness in India. That is why we decided to start this chain of gyms under my name.”
― The Great Khali
“I was the first Indian to take on and beat the best in professional wrestling, but I certainly don’t want to be the last.”
― The Great Khali
“It would be good if there is a biopic on me. But even if there is no biopic, then also it’s fine.”
― The Great Khali
“Everybody wants to see a film made on them… But it’s not like I will die of hunger if it’s not made.”
― The Great Khali
“Haryana is one state that loves combat sports. In fact, majority of the kids who learn wrestling from me are from Haryana.”
― The Great Khali
“WWE was far more tougher than working for a film where you could take a shot and go and rest in the trailer, but for WWE, one had to exercise, eat well, fight, and even deal with injuries.”
― The Great Khali
“After intensive body building for eight years, I went to the U.S. for training. There, I learnt the art of wrestling. Later, I went to Japan and joined a wrestling group.”
― The Great Khali
“I drink a lot of milk and exercise a lot.”
― The Great Khali
“I am overwhelmed by the love showered on me by my fans.”
― The Great Khali
“Non-resident Indians love me and cough up huge sums of money to watch me fight in the ring.”
― The Great Khali
“Even when I was employed with the Punjab Police, I was into body-building.”
― The Great Khali
“I trained at All Pro Wrestling in the U.S. Later, I signed up with the New Japan Pro Wrestling. Then WWE noticed me.”
― The Great Khali
“When I was struggling to get recognition as a wrestler, I faced innumerable hardships. I even slept on the ring itself after finishing my practice. Those days, I did not have a house to live.”
― The Great Khali
“On flights, I cannot travel economy class, as I am too huge to fit into that space. I always have to travel business class.”
― The Great Khali
“India has plenty of talent. If they are imparted with proper training, the country will surely produce scores of wrestlers, better than me. I want more and more Indians to participate in the game.”
― The Great Khali
“In order to help the talented Indian wrestlers, I am always ready to talk to them and answer their queries.”
― The Great Khali
“I watched wrestling for the first time on television while in Punjab, after which I started working seriously to become a good wrestler.”
― The Great Khali
“I left India for U.S. with Rs 2,000 only in hand, where I have gone through some very difficult times before entering into wrestling.”
― The Great Khali
“I always want young Indians to succeed. Our country has a lot of potential, and it needs to be tapped into.”
― The Great Khali
“Whenever any Indian needs support to succeed in pro wrestling, I will always be there.”
― The Great Khali
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