“Thanks to my training in Balali village, I am rough and tough.” — Geeta Phogat Quote

“Thanks to my training in Balali village, I am rough and tough.”

“In our village women are left to clean the house and milk the cattle so when I first entered the ring, I had to hear the criticism of people.”

“I have seen my father defying societal norms and investing his time and energy on us. He was ridiculed and criticised by the community for asking girls to seek a career in wrestling. But he had vision and was least worried when elders warned him his daughters would not find grooms. I had to wrestle for him and that motivated me tremendously.”

“I don't think the competition's so rough, within the majority of movies made in Hollywood.”

“I know how to read people. When you grow up in a rough environment, you have to have a sixth sense.”

“It's pretty rough in South Africa. It's a rough culture. Imagine rough - well, it's rougher than that.”