Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

It's about hard work and not gender.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

My only aim is to win an Olympic medal.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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?

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

Everyone should be allowed to participate in sport, because it helps you to become more confident. That is important for women in India, because we are not always treated as equals.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

Wrestlers from Japan and Canada are very tough.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

Everybody at the Olympics are almost at level par.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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.

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

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

Geeta Phogat
Geeta Phogat

For an athlete, the country is everything.