<p>Crisscrossing the country since returning from Paris with two historic Olympic medals, ace shooter <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/photo/in-photos-know-ace-indian-shooter-manu-bhakers-hobbies-apart-from-shooting-101811/1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Manu Bhaker</strong></a> was in the southern metropolis on Tuesday, exhorting students to try making a career out of sports as it offers &ldquo;a beautiful life&rdquo;.</p>
<p>Manu, 22, scripted history in Paris by becoming the first Indian athlete post Independence to win two medals in a single edition of the Olympics, more than making up for her forgettable games debut in Tokyo three years ago.</p>
<h2>Tokyo disappointment</h2>
<p>&ldquo;My journey, coming from the Tokyo Olympics, it was very difficult for me to be confident again. I was World No. 2, but I did not do good in it,&rdquo; a garlanded Manu said after being felicitated by the Velammal Nexus School here.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I know the taste of losing and then winning. It&rsquo;s the beauty of sports. One competition you lose, and you can win the other. But, it would only happen if you put in hard work.&rdquo;</p>
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<p>Urging young students to take up sports as career options, Manu emphasised on &ldquo;dreaming big&rdquo; and &ldquo;hard work&rdquo;.</p>
<h2>&lsquo;Put in a lot of hard work&rsquo;&nbsp;</h2>
<p>&ldquo;To achieve the goal, we must put in a lot of hard work and effort. It doesn&rsquo;t always start with aiming for something big, you also have to work to achieve it. If you can dream big, you can achieve big. So, always start by dreaming big.</p>
<p>&ldquo;I always tell myself that no matter if I win or lose in any competition, I&rsquo;ll always be very confident and hold myself high and together, and be very confident.</p>
<p>&ldquo;We have many career options. You don&rsquo;t have to become a doctor or an engineer. <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/hes-a-nightmare-ricky-ponting-hails-lead-indian-pacer-jasprit-bumrah-23377870" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"><strong>Sports</strong></a> life is a beautiful life. From financial support to any kind of it, you get everything in sports,&rdquo; she asserted.</p>
<p>Manu, who won a bronze each in the women&rsquo;s 10m air pistol and 10m air pistol mixed team event &mdash; where she had paired with Sarabjot Singh &mdash; weighed in on the role of her parents in inspiring her.</p>
<h2>Mum&rsquo;s an inspiration</h2>
<p>&ldquo;My inspiration came from my mother. She made me the way I am today. She told me to take inspiration, but not to become like anyone else. Without parents&rsquo; support, a child cannot do much,&rdquo; Manu said.</p>
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