Geeta Phogat Quotes

Geeta Phogat

Profession : Wrestler

Birth : December 15, 1988

It is a very proud moment for our entire family that a movie has been made on our lives and we have taken a small village of Haryana to Hollywood.

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Fitness for us on match day is paramount.

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No sport is easy, if you spend time away it will be difficult to make a comeback.

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I have faith in myself.

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I was scared of water, so I learnt swimming.

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My father was a disciplinarian. He had this cane and he would spare no one if found at fault. Unlike Babita, I was not physically strong and couldn't cope with the training. So I got the most beatings.

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Dangal' movie has been made on our lives in which two daughters win a medal for the country. It just shows that the times are changing and people's attitudes are changing and if it is changing because of us then we are very happy about it.

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I've seen the success of Mary Kom at the Olympics... We stayed in the same flat. If she can win a medal after being the mother of two, why can't I?

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Inner strength is very important.

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If you are not strong from inside you can never look beautiful from outside.

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Things are not going to change until Indian women, and their parents, stop being afraid of what society will say. This is the single biggest obstacle. The fear of what people will say and how this will shame their parents means that women are paralysed.

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My father, once he has decided on something, doesn't care about what anyone else thinks. All the men in our family swore at him for training us. His parents said he was mad. But he didn't listen.

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My father gave us inner confidence. He taught us, as young girls, never to be scared.

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I feel that Indian women are too frightened. They all say, 'I can't do this, I can't do that.' Worse, their families don't support them.

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I believe that if I can qualify for the Olympics, I have the skills to compete at the highest level and do good for my country.

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Colorado Springs is a very good place to train ahead of the Olympics. We get to compete with different partners, learn different movements, we also get to improve upon our speed, which is very essential.

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We had a very hard training during our childhood and I don't want to live it again.

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One never knows how a bout is going to pan out and even in last 2-3 seconds things can change.

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Sometimes it boils down to a move or two and that makes all the difference.

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There were so many times when I felt like running away from the akhada. But now that we are bearing the fruits of all the hard work, we understand its value.

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