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Mary Kom
Indian
Athlete
Born:
Mar 1
,
1983
Boxer
Boxing
Life
Me
School
You
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When I started boxing, people laughed at me and said, 'What can women do in boxing?' I took it as a challenge. If men can do it, why can't women? And I became a world champion before my marriage.
Mary Kom
Me
Marriage
Women
Champion
People
World
Challenge
Men
Before
Took
Laughed
Became
Boxing
Said
World Champion
Why
Started
Every medal I have won is a story of a difficult struggle.
Mary Kom
Struggle
Difficult
Every
Won
Story
Medal
The boys, they are laughing: 'Oh, you are boxing. Very funny.' But I always challenge when people are laughing - 'I'll show you one day.' After getting five times world champion, they are all quiet. And they respect me.
Mary Kom
Funny
Day
Me
You
Respect
Champion
People
World
Challenge
One Day
Laughing
Boxing
Boy
Always
Very
Five
Times
Quiet
Getting
Oh
After
Show
World Champion
I had no support, no opportunity, no sponsors backing me for most of my career.
Mary Kom
Me
Opportunity
Backing
Had
Support
Sponsors
Most
Career
My normal weight category is 48 kg. So for the 51 kg. category, I had to depend on lots of food and drinks before going in for the weigh-in. But that does not make my strength, my muscles. It's a little bit different. If there's a 48 kg. category, it's a perfect fit for me.
Mary Kom
Food
Strength
Me
Before
Depend
Bit
Perfect
Drinks
Perfect Fit
Had
Weight
Category
Make
Does
Normal
Fit
Lots
Going
Different
Little
Little Bit
Muscles
I can easily get a gold in the 48 kg. category, but 51 kg., it's difficult because other boxers may have a height advantage.
Mary Kom
Difficult
Other
Easily
Advantage
Category
Because
Boxers
Get
May
Gold
Height
I took up boxing out of sheer interest and to help my parents financially.
Mary Kom
Parents
Took
Out
Financially
Sheer
Boxing
Up
Interest
Help
I started athletics in 1999, throwing discus and shot put. I didn't tell my family when I started boxing.
Mary Kom
Family
Tell
Athletics
Throwing
Put
Boxing
Shot
Started
I miss my kids, and they miss me. It's very difficult, but I have to do it for my country and fulfill my dreams coming to the 2012 London Olympics.
Mary Kom
Dreams
Me
Country
Difficult
Kids
London
Miss
Coming
Very
Fulfill
Olympics
Like every other athlete, I always dreamt of playing at the Olympics, and it feels really good to see that dream materialize.
Mary Kom
Good
Every
Other
Dream
Athlete
Dreamt
See
Feels
Like
Always
Materialize
Really
Playing
Olympics
In Manipur, mostly the top player's family background is very poor. I also come from a poor family, so we have to do more hard work to get money and a better life.
Mary Kom
Life
Work
Hard Work
Family
Money
Better
Top
Background
More
Better Life
Come
Also
Mostly
Very
Family Background
Get
Poor
Hard
Player
I am blessed with a reasonable athletic talent and was an athlete in school.
Mary Kom
School
Blessed
Athlete
Athletic
Talent
Am
Reasonable
Watching boxer Dingko Singh's performance at the Asian Games, Bangkok, where he won gold, was the defining moment. I was 15 and enjoyed sports more than anything else. Singh's performance changed my life and inspired me to follow boxing.
Mary Kom
Life
Me
Sports
My Life
Changed
Else
Defining
Defining Moment
Follow
More
More Than Anything
Inspired
He
Performance
Boxer
Boxing
Won
Than
Bangkok
Gold
Where
Anything
Anything Else
Asian
Games
Moment
Enjoyed
Watching
If you are good at something, and especially, if people who matter tell you that you are good enough, you must follow that sport.
Mary Kom
Good
You
People
Matter
Enough
Tell
Must
Follow
Something
Sport
Who
I have been juggling so many roles. I am a mother, too. I have three sons to take care of. I don't even know how I manage to pull it off sometimes.
Mary Kom
Sometimes
Mother
Care
Three
Too
Take
Take Care
Sons
Know
How
Am
Juggling
Been
Off
Roles
Manage
Many
Even
Pull
I never told my parents that I was doing boxing. They only came to know after I became state champion and my name and picture came in the newspaper.
Mary Kom
Champion
Parents
Picture
State
Only
Never
Name
Know
Became
Boxing
Doing
Came
After
Newspaper
In the 46-48 kg. category, I know every boxer, and I defeat them whenever I fight them.
Mary Kom
Fight
Defeat
Every
Category
Know
Boxer
Whenever
Them
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