Self Belief is Core Power

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“Indian woman’s Hockey team captain Rani Rampal* . In her own words ..

💡”I wanted an escape from my life”

💡from the electricity shortages to the mosquitoes buzzing in our ear

💡 from barely having two square meals

💡to seeing our home getting flooded when it rained

💡Papa was a cart puller & Maa worked as a maid

💡there was a hockey academy near my home & spent hours watching players .

💡I really wanted to play.

💡Papa earned Rs.80 a day & couldn't afford to buy me a stick

💡I asked the coach to teach me

💡He’d reject me because I was malnourished. He’d say, ‘You aren’t strong enough to pull through a practice session.’

💡I found a broken hockey stick on the field & began practicing with that

💡I didn’t have training clothes, so I was running around in a salwar kameez

💡 I was determined to prove myself. I begged the coach for a chance

💡with great difficulty he was convinced

💡even wearing the players uniform was against social norms

💡Training started early in the morning.

💡 We didn’t even have a clock, so mom stayed awake looking at the sky to check if it was the right time to wake me

💡at the academy, it was mandatory for each player to bring 500 ml of milk.

💡my family could only afford milk worth 200 ml; without telling anyone, I’d mix the milk with water and drink it because I wanted to play.

💡My coach supported me through thick and thin. He bought hockey kits & shoes.

💡He even allowed me to live with his family & took care of my dietary needs

💡I trained hard & never missed a single day of practice

💡I remember earning my first salary after winning Rs.500 in a tournament & gave the money to Papa.

💡He hadn’t ever held so much money in his hands before

💡I promised my family, ‘One day, we’re going to have our own home’

💡I did everything in my power to work towards that

💡I finally got a national call up at the age of 15

💡”Play until your heart’s content.’ With my family’s support, I focused on doing my best for India & eventually, I became captain of the Indian hockey team!

💡And then in 2017 I finally fulfilled the promise I made to my family & bought them a home.

💡We cried together & held each other tightly!

💡& I’m not done yet;

💡this year, I’m determined to repay them & my Coach with something they’ve always dreamt of– a gold medal from Tokyo.”

💡 shared by Your Power Coach (www.ypc007.org)

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