M.C. Mary Kom > Quotes

“People refer to Onler as ‘Mary’s husband’, but I know that behind Mary’s success, there is Onler.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“Even when I went for the Nationals, my shoes were tattered – not that I let it bother me.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“What you sow, you will reap What I sow, I will reap.”
― M. C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“Not only does this rule inconvenience players, it creates a highly avoidable rift among the coaches. Groupism and favouritism are the inevitable consequences of it. The”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“I was the David who took on the Goliaths in the boxing ring – and I won, most of the time.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable: an Autobiography

“In spite of our penury and deprivation, we did not ever lose faith in God. If anything, God was the force that kept us going, fighting and hoping for better times.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“Because I realize that the hardships I faced in my formative years are the foundation of my strength.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“What did I hope to gain from my game and from putting my parents through all this? The truth is that I loved to play. My body was fit and my mind raring to go. But I also hoped that I would get a government job through the sports quota.”
― M.C. Mary Kom

“The first thing I did with the prize money was to buy a paddy field for Apa. He would no longer be a landless farmer in an agricultural society.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“Whether or not I look ‘Indian’, I am Indian and I represent India, with pride and all my heart.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“Tonpa, be anxious no more
Hard times have abandoned you
Good times lie in wait for you”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable: an Autobiography

“a competition is meant to be won.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“A country like India has a lot of potential. I end with the hope that we will build on that. My life is my message: nothing is impossible.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“They had been denied a lot to make my dream possible and it was only fair that I repay them.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“With a bandage over my eye, I happily set off to play marbles with my friends – it was perfect for taking aim.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“In spite of our penury and deprivation, we did not ever lose faith in God. If”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable

“God-fearing and hardworking, my mother is the strongest person I know.”
― M.C. Mary Kom, Unbreakable