Being the Mixed Doubles world number one, Sania Mirza not only proves herself as an ace tennis player but also as a writer by publishing her autobiography “Ace Against The Odds”. Shahrukh Khan launched her autobiography on Wednesday in Hyderabad.
Over the years, she has evolved herself as a graceful speaker who can talk smart and deal exceptionally well with journalists. So, in a conversation with Rajdeep Sardesai on India Today TV, she answered few of his questions so well that you would never think of any best answers to those utterly stupid questions.
Here’s how the conversation went…
Rajdeep: Amidst all the celebrityhood, when is Sania going to settle down? Is it going to be in Dubai? Is it going to be in any other country? What about motherhood… building a family… I don’t see all that in the book, it seems like you don’t want to retire just yet to settle down.
Sania: You don’t think I’m settled?
Rajdeep: You don’t talk about retirement, about raising a family, about motherhood, what’s life beyond tennis is going to be…
Sania: You sound disappointed that I’m not choosing motherhood over being number one in the world at this point of time. But I’ll answer your question anyway, that’s the question I face all the time as a woman, that all women have to face – the first is marriage and then it’s motherhood. Unfortunately that’s when we’re settled, and no matter how many Wimbledons we win or number ones in the world we become, we don’t become settled. But eventually it will happen, not right now. And when it does happen I’ll be the first one to tell everybody when I plan to do that.
Rajdeep: I must apologise, I framed that question very badly. I promise you, you’re right, I would never ask this question to a male athlete…
Sania: I’m so glad, you’re the first journalist to apologise to me on national television.
Rajdeep went on to apologise again and when he asked Sania how she would like to be remembered, this smart lady replied
“(hope my achievements set a precedent that) no girl is asked at the age of 29 as to when she is going to have a child when she’s number one in the world,” and added, “that’s no settling in.”
Rajdeep soon understood the subtle jibe and apologized again!
So, what do you think about the answer? Isn’t it incredible where women are routinely belittled; ignored and creeped on, Sania’s answer is a total face off? Do let us know your comments in our comments section below!
