New generation of athletes not hungry enough: Mary Kom | Sport-others News
Boxing legend MC Mary Kom on Saturday said that the new generation athletes are not hungry enough and become satisfied with just one achievement.
“I am super fit, I want to achieve more and more, that hunger I have. This young generation, they (become) one (time) champion and finished, they are satisfied, (they) settle down. This is the difference. If, like me, they have that spirit and that hunger, we will have so many medals in our country,” she said in an event as per PTI.
It may be mentioned here that the Indian athletes returned with 107 medals from the Asian Games in Hangzhou last year with many athletes winning multiple medals.
The 6-time world champion also said that she was still super fit and hopes to achieve much more in the coming years.
“I will fight (on), that fighting spirit only Mary Kom has… I have that something unique from other sports stars. I am 41 years (old), I cannot fight any international (amateur) competition from this year because there is that age limit. But I want to continue for one, two or three years,” she said.
She also said that she was pleased with so many women taking on boxing at a young age.
“My hard work has paid off and now there are so many Mary Koms coming up. I feel so proud to be a girl, a mother, an Indian… so many are following my footsteps,” she said.
“Training is tough. Inner hunger and drive are most important. Now, facilities are better. In 2001 when I started my career, no one knew women in boxing,” she added.
