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I want to run as fast as I can.
Forget the past, and ask me what's next.
Everything happens at one step at a time.
Wherever they send us to practice, we will go.
My father was a footballer, and he has inspired me.
I haven't changed, but people's perception changed.
I believe in time and in God. Nothing else bothers me.
I hope I will get a chance to compete in the Olympics.
My only aim is to clock a time that everyone remembers.
People have now started recognizing me as well as my family.
I don't think I even understand the full meaning of athletics.
I don't think about medals. I just think of bettering my own time.
I am a low-key girl from a middle-class family of a small village.
There are people who want photographs and autographs when they meet me.
My attitude is different. And no one understands me the way my friends do.
Whatever the rules are, we have to follow them. I have no problem with it.
I want to thank my parents and my coaches, who brought me out of Guwahati.
I don't worry about timings or what somebody else is doing in another lane.
My English isn't that good, maybe just 40 per cent fine by normal standards.
I thrive in competition. It feels good to improve timings and create records.
I am fortunate to be on board with one of India's top sports management group.
The pressure has increased; I have to practise more and keep performing better.
The first 300 m., I go slow and pick up speed at the bend. That's Hima's style.
Whatever you do, do it from your heart. It won't happen just by sitting at home.
I love Messi. I also derive inspiration from the god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.
A player needs recovery time, and it isn't possible to recover from one race in an hour.
I don't show tension and nervousness, but I know how fast my heartbeat races before a race.
When brands advertise with sports players, it inspires people to be part of and play sport.
Bringing a medal for the country is the biggest achievement, and that is why I am very happy.
I wanted to play football and wear the Indian jersey, but there was no women's football team.
If you want to achieve something great, you have to work hard for it. It is as simple as that.
What I think is about running faster and faster, and I believe that will translate into medals.
I know my family's condition and how we struggled. But the Almighty has something for everybody.
We are human beings, at the end of the day. Success and failure are a part and parcel of our life.
The biggest challenge of my career has always been to improve my timing, and it will always be so.
Even Sachin used to get ducks during his career. There are ups and downs in every athlete's career.
I used to run barefoot in my village some time back. Now, I have a branded shoe with my name on it.
I have made my schedule in such a way that whenever I am getting time from studies, I do my training.
It is a great feeling that I am the first Indian to win a gold medal in track event in world juniors.
My paternal uncle and aunt have jobs, and they are the ones who feed the family with a regular income.
Everyone needs to support AFI. Since they are doing an excellent job, we need to reach greater heights.
I am a positive person, and I want to look ahead in life and do something for my parents and the country.
I am hurt that some people criticise very harshly without even realising the hardships which we go through.
Everybody has difficulties in life. But if you have to win something for the country, you have to struggle.
I don't think about being a star or anything, or even changes in life; it is not something that bothers me.
My focus is on training and championships. I will look at business after retirement... maybe 20 years later.
I used to wake up at 5 A.M., and my routine involved six hours of training, both in the morning and evening.
I am not running after gold medals; I am running after time. And once I get that, gold medals will run after me.
I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had.
Besides my father, who used to be a footballer at the local level, it is Messi for whom I started to play football.