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Inner strength is very important.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

I think staying away from wrestling for two years with injury and the movie, I lost my focus.

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

Sushil is an experienced player, a big player.

We have regularly won medals at all tournaments and I think after 'Dangal,' the craze for wrestling increased among the girls.

In my village, girls have limited opportunities. If they get admission in a college, only a few households would allow them to go for further studies.

Those who used to ask my father to be ashamed of himself for training us in wrestling now say they wish they have daughters like me.

We used to wear a track suit and T-shirt while training. But that did not go down well with the villagers, because women are usually supposed to wear salwar kameez.

There was no roof where we trained, so it used to get very hot during the day and the mud used to feel very cold during the evening.

I have overcome most of my fears.

I was scared of water, so I learnt swimming.

My only aim is to win an Olympic medal.

After I stop wrestling, my dream is to open a wrestling academy, train students and produce more Geetas and Babitas!

Yes, Indian wrestling has improved since foreign coaches came in because the skills and techniques they have is new to us.

The coaches boosts our confidence when we lose. They remind us that we have done it once before and we can do it again.

We need to trust our coaches. Unless we trust them we can't get the result.

You need a little bit of experience to do well in the Olympics.

I come from a village where traditionally girls don't go out and play sport so I struggled a lot to come this far and to get to this position where I am at the Olympics.

World Championships is the toughest competition in the world.

It is extremely difficult to get a medal at the World Championships, even more than the Olympics. And when one is not 100 per cent prepared, it is next to impossible to win a medal there.

All young wrestlers would love to see their game back in Olympics.

Film as a medium has a power that sports like wrestling lack.

We had to go to bed by 8 P.M. My siblings and I would often play cards under the bed-sheets. But we would get caught and then were made to practise harder. My father would say, 'You need to work even more if you aren't tired enough to go to sleep.'

We see the worth and appreciate the discipline my father inculcated in us.

Fitness for us on match day is paramount.

Our parents faced more hardship than us. They didn't stop us from training despite hearing the taunts from the people in the village. We were fortunate to have parents like them.

It's about hard work and not gender.

When Aamir Khan was in Haryana, we met him and he was very respectful to my parents.

The contribution of my dad towards women's wrestling in Haryana is immense and his vision and determination have shaped several young careers.

You should concentrate on the segregation of waste, especially kitchen waste. Only after segregation the waste becomes useful and it can be recycled.

I come from a wrestling background - my father and grandfather were into wrestling.

The media attention does not bother me. I am very happy that the media is at least interested in sports other than cricket.

Seeing my name in the newspapers after winning the national junior championship motivated me to win more medals and I have never looked back since then.

We did not had enough facilities in the village. My family was also not well off. There was no mat, no gym; we used to wrestle in the mud. It was very different from the national camps where I trained before the Commonwealth Games.

There is so much discrimination towards women in Haryana.

I wear jeans and shorts. I travelled on my own to Mumbai for my knee surgery. I can go to Delhi when I want. Being a sportsperson helps me get away from the bhed bhav of Haryana.

Young girls in Haryana should speak their mind and not be afraid to challenge the system.

Women sportspersons like Krishna Poonia and Seema Antil are role models for Haryanvi women.

In our village women are left to clean the house and milk the cattle so when I first entered the ring, I had to hear the criticism of people.

Even my grandmother would tell me that girls should not wrestle, it's a man's game.

Everybody at the Olympics are almost at level par.

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?

It's not easy to juggle between studies and sports but yes, if you are clear about your goals and have passion, you can definitely succeed.

I want to tell the students to follow their heart and respect their parents and teachers as they are their ultimate gurus.

Our akhara was very basic. It was just a little opening next to where the animals were tied. We had to first dig the soil with our bare hands, make it loose, before we could begin our session. I used to hate it. It also used to be either too hot or too cold. There were no mats, no mattresses, nothing.

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.

My first gold was in the 2002 cadet national. I realized I was good enough even outside my village and my district.

Wrestlers from Japan and Canada are very tough.

I used to watch Babita and Vinesh win medals. I was happy for my sisters but at the same time I felt bad for not being a part of the contingent.

The problem of burgeoning population can be addressed if we begin with women itself. And, we need to educate them and spread awareness about birth control and family planning through TV channels and newspapers.

Politicians should talk about sportspersons and sports, and it should surely be in the agenda when they go out asking for votes.

Don't just set a goal for your child but ensure that they play outdoor sports for overall development.

It's important for parents to be strict if you want the kids to succeed.

I will be even more strict than my dad, because look at me, I turned out fine.

Even if someone offers me junk food, I won't eat it.

I want to settle down and start an academy in a rural area, because I feel that's where most champions come from. If you have everything in life, why would you wake up at 3:30 A.M. to train? I feel there's a lot of talent that goes untapped there, especially in women sports.

I want to focus on my training and leave no room for distraction. So, reality-tv shows are a no-no.

I have faith in myself.

For an athlete, the country is everything.

I think if we are at a war with an enemy country, that country is responsible for our soldiers' deaths.

There are a mix of good and bad people everywhere, be it Punjab, Delhi or Haryana.

Isn't it wrong to target and brand an entire state in a poor light?

My father always told my sisters and me that once you succeed, people will automatically be quiet. And he was right.

Now my grandmother, who used to want sons, says that she does not really want boys anymore. She says I'm the lion of the family.

After our life history was shown on the silver screen and much appreciated by the audiences, I have more of a responsibility on my shoulders now.

Visiting Spain does not excite me as much as making my parents proud does.

Yes, I have watched 'Dangal.' Fatima has done a brilliant job.

If all girls turn strong within themselves, men with bad intentions can be taught apt lessons.

Wrestling will always be my top priority.

It was my father's passion actually. I had never wished to become a wrestler. I was 12 when my father initiated me into this sport. Gradually, I started liking it and then it became my passion too.

I have seen my father defying societal norms and investing his time and energy on us. He was ridiculed and criticised by the community for asking girls to seek a career in wrestling. But he had vision and was least worried when elders warned him his daughters would not find grooms. I had to wrestle for him and that motivated me tremendously.

Before Babita and my win at the CommonWealth Games, nobody used to take Indian women wrestlers seriously.

Dangal has changed our lives.

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