Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza says she needs to be tight-lipped and carefully measure her words since any slip of tongue can trigger a "national crisis".
"I have to measure every word I utter. Any slip from my lips can create a national crisis," Sania, 19, said Monday.
Apart from fighting plummeting rankings, the country's top woman tennis star, who has found herself embroiled in controversies in the past over her on-court dress code, said with success she has also become more responsible.
She made the admission during a brief interaction with school kids at a question-answer programme here.
"In whatever I do, I have to be careful," she said, as some 50-odd students listened to her with rapt attention.
A cheerful Sania, responding to a query about her funniest moment on court, recalled an incident during the Hyderabad WTA Open two years back.
"By the side of the court, there was a guy with a placard 'Sania, marry me'. And beside him were three other guys, each holding aloft placards 'and me', 'and me' 'and me'," she said, breaking into her trademark broad smile.
Another kid asked Sania what query she would put forth to her idol.
"Well, my idol is Steffi Graf. But whenever I met her, I could never open my mouth. The day I manage to break my silence before her, I'll let you know," she said.
Sania also urged the students to follow their dreams. "And you must enjoy what you are doing," she advised.
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