Indian tennis star Sania Mirza says she faced criticism for playing tennis for a variety of reasons.
"You know I play tennis, I'm from Hyderabad, I come from a middle class Muslim family," said Sania Mirza on Sameer Kochhar's web show about her views on playing tennis.
Sania said, "I had a lot of work here which was said to be against the traditions. I used to hear every day who would marry her. She will play wearing shorts. These are the work of boys. These are just some of the goal setting shareware that you can use.
Elaborating on his trip to the tennis courts, he said: "After that my parents started asking me if she was really going to play Wimbledon. Do you think she was going to win Wimbledon? This has never happened before. How do you think your daughter is going to do it? '
Talking about the facilities available for playing tennis, Sania said, "We used to play on the courts made of cow dung, so we had to hear that you were playing on the stench. That was the only way. "
Talking about the future of women in sports, Sania Mirza said, "I tried to break down barriers so that women could choose their career in sports. It doesn't have to be something that only boys can do or only men can do. "
"A woman can make a career in sports and earn money from it," he added. He is free in this regard. Sports can be a profession just like anyone wants to be a teacher, a doctor, a lawyer or anything.
