I'm grateful to the state and central government for all their support for my academy.

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• Mary Kom:

  In Manipur, mostly the top player's family background is very poor. I also come from a poor family,

• Mary Kom:

  It's a punishment game... only two boxers get in the ring. So when we get in the ring and we're not

• Mary Kom:

  The boys, they are laughing: 'Oh, you are boxing. Very funny.' But I always challenge when people a

• Mary Kom:

  At school, my favourite subject was social studies.

• Mary Kom:

  I am blessed with a reasonable athletic talent and was an athlete in school.

• Mary Kom:

  Watching boxer Dingko Singh's performance at the Asian Games, Bangkok, where he won gold, was the d

• Mary Kom:

  If you are good at something, and especially, if people who matter tell you that you are good enoug

• Mary Kom:

  If I can achieve success, then anyone can.

• Mary Kom:

  I loved playing in the fields back home and racing with my fellow students on the way to school.

• Mary Kom:

  Looking back now, I realise that belonging to the family of a labourer actually helped to prepare m