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My coach Dharmendra Tiwari,

he was in charge of selections.

She came to me and said,

"I want to train with you."

I said, "Fine, but you'll have to

follow my instructions."

She informed me that she had been

selected by TATA.

So, the bow she needed

was very expensive.

I told her:

"I'm a poor man,

where will I get the money?"

But somehow,

I scraped together whatever I could.

She was a naive village girl

who lacked confidence.

She didn't know how to eat, sleep,

or dress properly.

We taught her how to eat with a spoon,

and how to carry herself.

She used to keep to herself

and practice alone.

She worked extremely hard

to correct her flaws.

She shoots as many arrows as we ask her to

and she's a fast learner.

Her talent is nothing short of a miracle.

Within just one year of starting Archery,

she became the Cadet World Champion.

When I started archery, I had no idea

that it was a sport.

Slowly I started gaining interest in it.

Then, I was hooked.

I always wanted to do something

that got me noticed.

So people recognize me and say,

"That's Deepika."

Ms. Deepika Kumari.

To get one of India's highest

honors at such a young age,

I was so proud and had tears of joy.

From the moment Deepika flourished,

we've never had a shortage of money.

The house you see here...

I haven't spent a single penny on it.

I've built it with the money

my daughter gave me.

Why are you Deepika's biggest fan?

Because she's done our country proud,

and I want to be just like her.

She became World Number 1

in just three to four years

which is unheard of in archery.

The 2012 Olympics was the first time

I went to London.

I had high expectations because

I was World Number 1 at the time

and I was performing well.

So, I expected to bring home a medal. The ground was pulled from under my feet.

I felt it was over too soon.

I didn't get a chance to soak it all in.

The women's number one world archer,

Deepika Kumari,

has crashed out of the London Olympics.

If I wanted to act pricey,

I wouldn't have given any interviews.

I am tired. My head is hurting.

She felt demoralized after London

and became very negative.

She lost her place in the team,

and was very upset about that.

I used to cry all day in my room.

I went into depression.

I wouldn't eat, drink or anything.

I started performing badly.

My performance graph kept fluctuating.

I started losing hope.

I thought of quitting.

That was the time my neighbors

started to gossip.

"Where is she getting all this money

from?" "What is she really doing?"

That's how narrow-minded they are.

They still taunt my parents.

"You shouldn't have

allowed your daughter to get into sports.

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