I don't think about medals. I just think of bettering my own time.
I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had.
What I think is about running faster and faster, and I believe that will translate into medals.
I am a positive person, and I want to look ahead in life and do something for my parents and the country.
Forget the past, and ask me what's next.
My English isn't that good, maybe just 40 per cent fine by normal standards.
I know my family's condition and how we struggled. But the Almighty has something for everybody.
I am a low-key girl from a middle-class family of a small village.
We are human beings, at the end of the day. Success and failure are a part and parcel of our life.
If you want to achieve something great, you have to work hard for it. It is as simple as that.
I am still the same village girl from Dhing who used to help my father in the paddy field, help mother in household chores, run for hours on the streets of Dhing, play football with my Mon Jai group friends.
I didn't expect I will get the Arjuna at 18 years. I thought 19.
I am fortunate to be on board with one of India's top sports management group.
My role model was Sachin Tendulkar as a kid. I feel very proud that I have been able to follow his footsteps and become a UNICEF ambassador like him.
If you ask me, everything... every event that takes place changes your life.
It is a great feeling that I am the first Indian to win a gold medal in track event in world juniors.
Our village is very small, so I wasn't surprised when I heard some negative comments from my neighbours on my interest in sports. But nothing mattered, as I always knew what I was doing and why I was doing it.
I used to wake up at 5 A.M., and my routine involved six hours of training, both in the morning and evening.
The first 300 m., I go slow and pick up speed at the bend. That's Hima's style.
The sport is my first priority because it has given me everything.
