Top 100 Quotes & Sayings by Geeta Phogat - Page 2

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

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.

Wrestling will always be my top priority.

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

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.

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

We became quite famous in our district. People came especially to watch us. And I used to love it when we heard them saying, 'There go the girls who beat boys.'

If Sakshi can be successful in her field, so can any other woman in our country.

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.

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

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

Wrestlers from Japan and Canada are very tough.

I have faith in myself.

Till the time my body supports me and till the time I have that desire inside me to succeed, till then I will keep wrestling.

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

I am fully prepared to fight with any opponent in my category from any team.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

I am very happy that Indian women are making their mark in sports be is Sakshi Malik or even PV Sindhu who also won a medal for the country. We talk about women empowerment and there cannot be any bigger example than this.

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.

Thanks to my training in Balali village, I am rough and tough.

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

I hope Indian parents will allow girls to choose their own destiny.

Honestly, I have not done any preparation for 'Khatron ka Khiladi.'

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.

Usually, it is the men who are given importance. But now, people view women wrestlers as equals.

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

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

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

We have won laurels for the country in wrestling but still, in spite of winning medals, not many people recognised us.

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.

Wrestling is different from other sports. It is not just about physical strength. It is more of a mind game as during matches we have to read the mind of opponents and outwit them.

In real life I have conquered my worst fears by fighting and beating bigger wrestlers in dangal. So I am not afraid of anything.

Dangal has changed our lives.