"Our father's dream of us winning an Olympic medal is still unfulfilled. I think I can win an Olympic medal and accomplish my father's wish," says Ritu.
Inspired by the story of the two elder Phogat sisters -- Geeta and Babita -- and their hard taskmaster father Mahavir Singh, the Aamir Khan-starrer 'Dangal' proved to be the highest grossing Bollywood movie of all time.
"I hope that Dangal 2 is made on me and Sangita after we win Olympic medals. I am looking forward to winning gold medals at both Commonwealth Games and Asiad next year but my ultimate goal remains the 2020 Tokyo Olympics," the 22-year-old reveals to PTI.
Ritu feels she needs to improve her defensive skills.
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"I have to work a bit on my technique and a lot on improving my defence. That is one area where I am still lacking and it requires some amount of work if I want to do well at the international level," says the youngster.
"This league has given me an opportunity to fight with top wrestlers of the world and I have learnt a lot from them. I keep asking them questions and could learn many nuances of the game. Just by interacting with them and watching them, I could grasp so much," explains Ritu.
Sangita, who represented Delhi Sultans at PWL-2, says she enjoyed playing in a team competition.
"When you are playing as an individual, the entire responsibility is on you, but in a team competition the pressure is less, I think. Even if you don't do well on a particular day, there are others to chip in. So there is less burden on you. I wasn't scared and enjoyed myself thoroughly," says Sangita, who is all set to attend the senior national camp, starting in February.
Rating her fight against Odunayo Folasade Adekuoroye, one of the strongest wrestlers in the world at the moment, as the best in PWL 2, Sangita says if she got a chance to fight with the Nigerian 2-3 times more, she would be able to beat her.
"I really enjoyed fighting with Odunayo but I felt that if I play against her 2-3 times more that would not only help me learn a lot but I would also be able to defeat her," a confident Sangita says.
"Since the time I have started wrestling I have always looked at Geeta and Babita for inspiration. I always wanted to be like them," says Ritu.
Sangita adds: "Besides Geeta and Babita, I draw a lot of inspiration from our father. Whatever I am today, it is because of him. Both me and Ritu want to win medals and make the country and the family proud."
The two younger Phogat girls also concede that the family name brings in a lot of pressure but once they are on the mat they forget everything.
"I give my 100 per cent during the practice, so I am confident while playing. Pressure is always there but I put it aside when I am on the mat," Ritu concludes.