Indian and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli will be soon welcoming a baby with wife and actress Anushka Sharma. The newborn is due in January 2021 and both first-time parents are excited about the arrival.
Recently Puma India organized an Instagram Live session, which was hosted by Virat Kohli and featured sporting greats like Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, India Football team captain Sunil Chhetri, and Olympic medalist boxer Mary Kom.
During the chat, Kohli turned towards six-time world champion boxer Mary Kom for advice on balancing parenthood and sporting career. “I can’t think of anyone better than you to talk about being a parent and have a busy career like you,” Kohli told her.
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“Being a mother, training, all those championships, how did you do it, how did you find the balance?” the curious Indian captain asked Mary Kom.
“After my marriage, my husband has been a pillar of my strength. The support he gives me is immense. He takes care of everything that I could ask for, he is the ideal husband and father. Also, my children are second to none,” the six-time world champion and Olympic bronze medalist said.
The Indian captain declared that he would seek to follow the path laid down by Mary Kom, a mother of four.
“You are such an inspiration not only for the women of the country but for everyone. What you have achieved in your sport, against all odds, against the shortcomings be it the facilities and all the other challenges that you must have faced,” Kohli said.
“You keep going through and finding your path is something that is so inspirational for everyone. I just wanted to say that you are a great inspiration for all of us. I am really honored that I am getting to ask you these questions. We are in the journey to become parents ourselves, we take a lot of inspiration from what you have done, we are going to follow the same path,” Kohli added.
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Mary Kom asked promising athletes to never give up and keep fighting, irrespective of what others feel.
“You will always have naysayers, so many people are talking negatively, the good things we do only last for a few days… These naysayers distract and disturb me a lot sometimes. Many people are inspired by me as well as you (Kohli). There are so many legends in our country, some of whom have inspired me. They battled great odds before achieving success and they are my actual heroes,” Mary Kom said.
(PTI inputs)
