Winning a medal in Olympics! That too being an Indian and also mother of not one but twins. Great feat Mary! Of all the sports icons who won the medals for India at the Olympics (not that we can boast of too many), Mary has really stolen our hearts.
I salute her more since I realize how difficult it is to raise , leave alone twins , even one child. There are thousands of Indian housewives who hire full time maids much younger than them to handle their kids. Here is a sports icon who takes care of her twins (one of them is a heart patient!) and also keeps her drive to be good at her chosen sport fighting not only the opponents but all other social pressures too.
Her husband says that she had to face the wrath of her in laws as a newly wed to pursue her dreams. Of course, now they would be the first ones to celebrate her victory.
As middle class Indians we still have to fight the system to achieve something we believe in. It is all the more difficult for a married woman as many a times she has to fight the family too . Mary Kom is a winner every way and she is blessed to have a supportive husband who doesn't have a huge ego to stop his wife from pursuing her dreams. May his tribe increase and lets have more of such Mary (Humari) Koms!
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