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Q. Congratulations! Bem Bem on your team’s winning the Women’s National again
this year.
Bem Bem : Thank You.
Q. When did you start playing Football?
Bem Bem: I started playing Football when I was 13 or 14.At that time I was a
schoolgirl and played football just for fun. Actually I started playing Football
seriously at the age of 15.
Q. What was your parent’s reaction for your Football Love?
Bem Bem: Well initially my father wasn’t interested in sports. He often asked me to concentrate on my studies. Sometimes he even got angry at my football passion.
But when I represented my country in the year 1995, my father started
encouraging me to play more football. But from the beginning of my career,
my mother was always in favour of my playing football. Today whatever I have
achieved in the green fields of my state Manipur or India, the credit must go to
my mother.
Q. Please tell us something about your Childhood.
Bem Bem: Actually I’m from Imphal town. I was born in a peasant family and
studied in a local Primary school. Then I took admission in Imphal Town School.
In my school I was a very naughty girl and was always very keen to participate in
Sports.As I am from Meitei community, the community well known for sports craze, we
have many games to play. Even in our community we play some indigenous games
like”YUBI LAKHBI” ( capture of Coconut),”MUKNAKANGJEI” (Manipuri Wrestling),
”SAGOLKANGJEI”(Manipuri Polo) etc. But my choice was always Football and I
used to skip my class often to play football.
Q. What was your parent’s reaction for your Football Love?
Bem Bem: Well initially my father wasn’t interested in sports. He often asked me to
concentrate on my studies. Sometimes he even got angry at my football passion.
But when I represented my country in the year 1995 in 10th Asian Women's
Football Championship,then 13th Bankok Asian Games in 1998 and so on, my father
started encouraging me to play more football. But from the beginning of my career, my
mother was always in favour of my playing football. Today whatever I have
achieved in the green fields of my state Manipur or India, the credit must go to
my mother.
Q. When did you start playing Football?
Bem Bem: I started playing Football when I was 13 or 14.At that time I was a
schoolgirl and played football just for fun. Actually I started playing Football
seriously at the age of 15.
Q. Please tell us something about your Childhood.
Bem Bem: Actually I’m from Imphal town. I was born in a peasant family and
studied in a local Primary school. Then I took admission in Imphal Town School.
In my school I was a very naughty girl and was always very keen to participate
in Sports.As I am from Meitei community, the community well known for sports
craze, we have many games to play. Even in our community we play some indigenous games
like”YUBI LAKHBI” ( capture of Coconut),”MUKNAKANGJEI” (Manipuri Wrestling),
”SAGOLKANGJEI”(Manipuri Polo) etc. But my choice was always Football and I
used to skip my class often to play football.
Q. What was your parent’s reaction for your Football Love?
Bem Bem: Well initially my father wasn’t interested in sports. He often asked me to
concentrate on my studies. Sometimes he even got angry at my football passion.
But when I represented my country in the year 1995, my father started
encouraging me to play more football. But from the beginning of my career, my
mother was always in favour of my playing football. Today whatever I have
achieved in the green fields of my state Manipur or India, the credit must go to
my mother.
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