A biography for Hima Dashasn’t been written yet.
“Nothing concerns me other than my time. That is my only concern. I don't pay any attention to the rest. I run after time. If that improves, the gold, silver, etc. will follow.”
“I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had.”
“I am living a dream.”
“For every athlete, Olympics is the target, but mine is a little different. I am focusing on improving my timing; that's what I think about.”
“People have now started recognizing me as well as my family.”
“I don't think about medals. I just think of bettering my own time.”
“The pressure has increased; I have to practise more and keep performing better.”
“My English isn't that good, maybe just 40 per cent fine by normal standards.”
“Whatever you do, do it from your heart. It won't happen just by sitting at home.”
“I believe in time and in God. Nothing else bothers me.”
“I hope I will get a chance to compete in the Olympics.”
“There are people who want photographs and autographs when they meet me.”
“I am hurt that some people criticise very harshly without even realising the hardships which we go through.”
“I love Messi. I also derive inspiration from the god of cricket, Sachin Tendulkar.”
“Everything happens at one step at a time.”
“I have made my schedule in such a way that whenever I am getting time from studies, I do my training.”
“I don't worry about timings or what somebody else is doing in another lane.”
“I am not a star.”
“Besides my father, who used to be a footballer at the local level, it is Messi for whom I started to play football.”
“I am not running after gold medals; I am running after time. And once I get that, gold medals will run after me.”