“I took up boxing out of sheer interest and to help my parents financia...” — Mary Kom Quote

“I took up boxing out of sheer interest and to help my parents financially.”

“Youngsters taking up boxing will get a lot of encouragement to do something for the country, seeing my laurels.”

“The truth is, the harder you fight, the sweeter are the rewards in the end.”

“Before boxing, I was this angry kid ready to fight if someone said, 'Hello.'”

“I was into basketball, football, karate, boxing.”

“The art of boxing is seeing spaces and being able to take shots. The hitting and being hit have to become one. Your reactions have to be so in the moment. There's no time to think.”