Geeta Phogat

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

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. ”

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. ”

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

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. ”

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

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

It's about hard work and not gender. ”

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.' ”

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. ”