SANIA MIRZA – AN INDOMITABLE LIFE
The immense popularity of brilliant Tennis ace Sania Mirza,
an exceptional persona that lives to its name with striking personality and simple memorable feminine nose ring accelerated in mid 2000's with the ultimate talent
and genius on tennis courts, her outstanding performances and achievements portrayed
Sania as an inspiration for youth as she emerged as a National sports Icon.
Her success quickly galvanized the girls in that period into different games as
traditionally, they were confined to certain sports like athletics, hockey etc, however very few attained fame, as earlier lawn tennis in India was restricted
to few men, thereafter propelling women in badminton, boxing, wrestling,
shooting etc.
The meteoric rise in
the International women’s ranking (both in singles and doubles), the first for
an Indian, eclipsed some of the Indian male tennis stars of the time, confident
Sania aggressive and tough, with excellent reflexes, remarkable skill and timing
on the court, her intense zeal and effervescence in competitions added universal
appeal. She energized with outstanding and phenomenal success on court as
well with her exuberance and flamboyance off court. Indians have enormous admiration
for her determination, dedication and resolution, she has proved invariably by achieving
on sturdy turf. A woman with ambition, vigour and vitality in life, Sania Mirza,
is the most consistent and successful Tennis player in India, triumphed
instinctively during challenging spells, winning six Grand slam titles in her
career, stands tall amidst all.
Sania Mirza, born on 15th November 1986, started tennis
training with her father and a coach at the age of six, her flair for the sport
became apparent at an early age, excelling as a young girl on the amateur
circuit before turning professional in 2003. Brought up in a progressive family, her early education began in
Hyderabad, a brilliant student, she graduated from St Mary’s College.
Sania Mirza is a meritorious woman with a sharp mind, familiar about her immense natural gifts, with clear perception and wit, finds no difficulty in debating and vocalizing her perspective in public. She has experienced stardom, the reality of public idolatry and accolades from a very early age, positively adjusted to the adulation since the outset of her career, defining her character and personality, she also motivates herself to enunciate social and societal issues, and she is the first sportswomen to become UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia.
Sania Mirza is a meritorious woman with a sharp mind, familiar about her immense natural gifts, with clear perception and wit, finds no difficulty in debating and vocalizing her perspective in public. She has experienced stardom, the reality of public idolatry and accolades from a very early age, positively adjusted to the adulation since the outset of her career, defining her character and personality, she also motivates herself to enunciate social and societal issues, and she is the first sportswomen to become UN Women Goodwill Ambassador for South Asia.
‘Sania is one of India’ s most successful
women athletes, Sania Mirza is an inspiration to millions
of young women across Asia. Sania is an outstanding
example of the excellence that women can
achieve when they level the playing field.’
Lise Grande,
United
Nations Resident Coordinator
Sania Mirza will co-chair, along with Sheikh Hasina,
Bangladesh Prime Minister, World Economic Forum in New Delhi, representing
India, a forum where hundreds of Indian and global leaders will showcase India
on the World stage, scheduled in October 2019. Sania is a strong supporter of
upliftment of the girls in India, removing inherent stigmas and prejudices against
girls in the Indian contemporary society, women empowerment especially in
sports. She established, Sania Mirza Tennis Academy in 2013, to encourage rural
talent to strengthen India’s performance in Tennis, and to provide enough
opportunities for under-privileged athletes, the Academy offers world class
training to the youngsters at affordable cost. She has also supported the cause
of equal pay for women players in Tennis and other sports.
“We as people who achieve so much need to be
example to women. It’s our responsibility
to
try and educate people in India that having a girl is a plus, not a minus. As a
woman, I
want
to do everything I can to spread the word’’
Sania besides winning International Tennis trophies, highest
Indian Sports and Civil awards, has been placed in the list of the ‘50 Heroes
of Asia’ by Time in 2005. In March 2010, The Economics Times named her among
the ‘33’ woman who made India proud, she was also one of the 100 most influential
people in the World, of Time Magazine’s 2016 listing and the most searched
person in Google in 2010.
A stylish personality, Sania Mirza regularly participates in
fashion shows, gracing the ramp with her confident persona, has received appreciation
she deserves, perfectly knows that her actions are emulated by young sports
girls of the country. Full of wit and vivacity, she is a regular on the TV talk
and reality shows as well as in lot of social events, Nationally and
Internationally. She is also an avid user of various social media apps, airing
her personal opinions on relevant causes. For the same, she is more susceptible
to the deplorable reactions of the ogres of social media, mercilessly
insulting, in context or out of context, traumatizing personally with defamatory and offensive narrative. It
is true, lack of civility is in full steam to some in the contemporary society,
with heartless gratitude, such trolls with indecent, humiliating and
distasteful comments have massive support of authoritative media with penchant
to aggravate trivial issues, hosting uncivil debates to fetch argumentative and
sensational headlines globally.
‘I don’t play tennis to prove a point to
anyone. I play for my country and myself. It is not changing
what people say or think. It’s about what I
can do. If I feel I have the ability to achieve something
and haven’t used my potential to that end,
I’ll keep trying till I succeed.’
Sania Mirza
A few years back, it was distressing to witness teary eyed National
Icon, after critical media reaction almost coerced to justify her nationalism on
National TV. Why the issue of her nationality is being raised every time,
followed by atrocious comments, Sania is wise and tenacious to slam online troublemakers.
How do we comprehend trolling a role model, who makes India proud, illogically
absurd, petty and the social goblins envy anyone pretty, smart and glamourous, Sania
Mirza is no exception, subjected to constant cyber bullying, definitely the distorted misinterpretation would create dubious narrative in a civilized society, goes through public scrutiny for
almost any action in tennis, cricket or public life, the excessive surveillance
has made her more vigorous and hardy.
She is competitive, combines tremendous determination with
reliability, wanted to end her career due to severe wrist injury in 2010,
however Sania Mirza, a fighter and a survivor, with her resilient spirit, rebounded
back. She played last at the China Open in 2017, out of action since October
2017 due to injuries and surgeries in the past, and after motherhood, she is
currently preparing to make a comeback by January 2020 for Tokyo
Olympics.
Sania Mirza has strong beliefs and values, incredibly aspirational and inspirational, spirited and
magnetic, the qualities that epitomize the sport, also catalyst for change and growth in sports for women
which have since soared in popularity in India, the tennis ace will win many match points in her future
endeavours, in sport and whatever destined pathway she adopts - a true champion.
Sania recently stated, ‘I want to achieve more’, with her
natural talent, proving herself the best again and winning at the highest level,
Sania Mirza a symbol of prestige and milestones has enough potential to be back
for bigger landmarks.
Anuradha Singh
13th September, 2019
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