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Winning the 2012 bronze medal was magnificent, but I would love to win a gold medal in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. - Mary Kom

I never told my parents that I was doing boxing. They only came to know after I became state champion and my name and picture came in the newspaper. - Mary Kom

In Manipur, mostly the top player's family background is very poor. I also come from a poor family, so we have to do more hard work to get money and a better life. - Mary Kom

If you are good at something, and especially, if people who matter tell you that you are good enough, you must follow that sport. - Mary Kom

Without boxing, I can't live. I love boxing. - Mary Kom

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

When I started boxing, people laughed at me and said, 'What can women do in boxing?' I took it as a challenge. If men can do it, why can't women? And I became a world champion before my marriage. - Mary Kom

The incentive of a medal at the biggest sporting arena in the world is what drives me. Before I hang my gloves, I want to win the Olympic medal, and my performance at London will decide my future in the sport. - Mary Kom

A gold medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics is what I'm looking for. I have to pace my training in such a way that I'm at my best in Rio, and when I'm in form, no opponent can come in my way. - Mary Kom

If I can achieve success, then anyone can. - Mary Kom

My normal weight category is 48 kg. So for the 51 kg. category, I had to depend on lots of food and drinks before going in for the weigh-in. But that does not make my strength, my muscles. It's a little bit different. If there's a 48 kg. category, it's a perfect fit for me. - Mary Kom

Looking back now, I realise that belonging to the family of a labourer actually helped to prepare my body for boxing. There were many times when my family didn't have enough food or warm clothing to go around. All this made me physically, as well as emotionally, tough. - Mary Kom

I look like I'm Chinese or Thai or Japanese - very different. - Mary Kom

The truth is, the harder you fight, the sweeter are the rewards in the end. - Mary Kom

Watching boxer Dingko Singh's performance at the Asian Games, Bangkok, where he won gold, was the defining moment. I was 15 and enjoyed sports more than anything else. Singh's performance changed my life and inspired me to follow boxing. - Mary Kom

The boys, they are laughing: 'Oh, you are boxing. Very funny.' But I always challenge when people are laughing - 'I'll show you one day.' After getting five times world champion, they are all quiet. And they respect me. - Mary Kom

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