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 on learning all the time unless and until you become perfect in all the strokes.

It's not how much you spend, it's how you spend it. We have been putting a lot of money into education in the state of Nevada, and it's gotten us to 50th in the country in graduation rates. We needed more accountability in our system.

The government ought to be in the business of delivering health, education, housing, and basic services to people without a lot of game playing. There ought to be comprehensive childcare, a comprehensive approach to housing, a sane, rational way to finance education. But I also strongly believe in the notion of fundamental individual freedom.

Working as a musician, I have to constantly generate new material, so school keeps me sharp. Reading and writing all the time helps me to be a better songwriter.

My parents are huge influences on me. My mother was an English teacher. My father played professional rugby and coached rugby for the Irish rugby team.