When the headache persisted, I checked myself into an emergency room. When the doctor used the term 'brain tumour', I feared the worst. My whole world shrank around me.

I believe India has multi-talented people, so I have also embarked on my journey as an actor. I don't need to be a celebrity, since tennis has already given fame to me.

If I have a reason to do something, and I have enough passion, I generally succeed.

I love taking challenges, as my name Leander means 'lion's heart.'

It's funny; I'm in some ways hopelessly masculine, but I don't fish, I don't hunt, I'm not that into sports. I can't fix a car. I think it's my point of view and the way I see the world.

I was not a very good football player. My coach hated me - I don't know why, I guess it's probably because I wasn't very talented.

We all have our notions of sport. If I'd wanted to make my living climbing mountains, I wouldn't have gone into publishing. Most of the time, you're sitting in a dark room reading a manuscript.

Writing well about sports is as difficult as writing well about sex.