She's very stubborn when it comes to shooting.
She says, "If others can do it, I can do it too."
She tells me that she wants to do everything
and doesn't want to miss out on anything.
-Okay, play the first one. -Okay.
I remember when she was a child,
she would play well,
study well and would do well in shooting.
She tells me that she wants to do everything
and doesn't want to miss out on anything.
She didn't want to have regrets that she didn't give it a shot.
We used to live in Dadri when she was in the 6th grade.
There was a boxing academy.
She said, "Mom, I want to try boxing."
And she ended up getting a gold in national level boxing.
She played a Manipuri game called Thang-Ta for a year
where she won a medal at the national level.
While in 8th grade, she saw kids in white uniform
doing judo and karate in Dadri.
She told her father that she wants to give it a try.
Actually, I never thought how my parents would react
as I would try so many sports.
Whatever I loved, I just went for it.
I used to go to the class late so that, you know,
they would tell me to stand outside
so I would just go and play.
I found an excuse to skip classes
and also developed a new hobby.
In April 2016, she came to the shooting range
and said that she wants to give it a try.
She fired around 12 shots.
She got a good score. She did really well.
And there was an open tournament
in Haryana after 15 days.
She won a gold medal.
I didn't think she would stick to this game
as she always quits
once she reaches the national level.
I thought I should prove myself
now that I am into it.
That is from there it all began.
The Youth Olympic Games means a lot to me.
I think it's one of my best competitions ever.
And I got the tag "Olympian" after that
so that's what makes me really even more happy.
So, for the first time, I felt
that the national anthem will be played...
Manu's mother and I...
We were at home.
And we stood up
for the national anthem.
I still get goose bumps when I think about the things
we did back in the day.
The national anthem is more important to me than the medal
because I am not in India and because of me
my country's flag is being hoisted
and the national anthem is being played.
People are paying respect.
So that is what makes it even more special.
My message to every mother out there
is to stand with your daughter in good times and bad.
A mother should guide her daughter in life.
So, I want mothers to support their daughters
so that they can make us proud
and the country as well.
Please don't suppress their dreams and creativity.
That's my message to all the mothers out there.
Kids in the village want to be like Manu.
A lot of talented girls in the world
don't get opportunities or a platform.
We have the pressure of helping our families.
Boys do have some pressure
but girls never get any opportunity.
So that's...
discriminating.
Now a lot of people can take me as an example
saying they can become like me if they work hard.
So there should be an example in society.
I believe when our inner self is happy
then we are able to perform even better.
If we aren't happy with ourselves,
no matter what we achieve or what we do,
it will not make us happy.
There are two sides of Manu we see.
Because we know her so well. Like, there's one
where she is at the firing point
and there's one when we are out of the range
or even while we have a break.
During lunchtime, we see the real side of Manu.
That is not the serious side for sure.
She's fun to be with, she's very loud sometimes.
Manu is a great shopping partner
and we shop a lot together
which is very, very fun.
She loves shopping.
I love to go shopping with my friends.
And I always enjoy it,
I always help others with the choices.
Initially, she would just call and say, "It's done."
And I would understand that she won the gold medal.
Because we don't get any results online.
So, she would call me and say, "It's done"
and I would understand.
So, I want many more phone calls
saying, "It's done."
And all the best for it.
My message to Manu is to stay happy
and she has my love and my blessings.
I want her to be twice as happy when she returns
as she is when she leaves.
I just expect her to be herself
and to perform the best she can
because I know that's going to be more than enough for her.
I think she's very stubborn when it comes to shooting
or wanting something
and she really wants that gold medal.
So, I'm pretty sure she's going to win it
and she's going to get it for India.
Play well, kid, do well, get a medal
and come back as a winner.
Well done!
Stay ahead of everyone.
Oh, my God!
Olympics is everything.
Not making it to the Olympics means you've failed.
You have to aim for the Olympics.
It builds pressure
but I really love when people have their faith in me.
That makes me even stronger
and actually I have goose bumps on me.
When Anshi was talking...
I really want to do that.
And I hope I'll do that.
I'll be able to make all of them proud.