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tobie75 asked Laura Saperstein: "Sportsmen and Women have always been held as positive role models for young people, Amir Khan being an obvious recent example. At the moment there is a government intiative to get girls involved in sport...." Show more »"Sportsmen and Women have always been held as positive role models for young people, Amir Khan being an obvious recent example. At the moment there is a government intiative to get girls involved in sport. Do you think that a female boxer would be a good role model for young people and if so what could they do to get more girls involved in boxing?" Show less »
Laura Saperstein answers: "Yes definitely. As I understand it statistically girls aren’t taking up sport and it’s big problem. I would love to be involved in initiatives such as the one that Kelly Holmes is running for girls. I..." Show more»" Yes definitely. As I understand it statistically girls aren’t taking up sport and it’s big problem. I would love to be involved in initiatives such as the one that Kelly Holmes is running for girls. I was at a conference run by the women’s sport and fitness foundation that the Prime Minister opened recently about the obesity crisis which is a massive problem and will cause a huge strain on the NHS. Not only among girls but we’ve got an ageing population as well. We need to get all women doing enough physical activity. And it’s really important that it’s enjoyable. Sport should have a social aspect too and be something you want to do not have to do. I used to teach a lot of girls only classes and my coach runs a school from my gym which is a government enterprise. I don’t know if more girls are taking up boxing than other sports but I know the sport is growing and I fully intend in my professional career to help girls getting involved in the sport and to promote boxing for women in general. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Sport | Email to friends | Dec 14 2007 1:06:00 PM

lavanya1307 asked Laura Saperstein: "Based on your own personal experience, what advise would you give the aspiring female boxer?"
Laura Saperstein answers: "A lot of people give up because it’s not easy. So my advice would be if there’s an obstacle don’t give up because there is always a way round it. Look for support from people already in the sport, speak..." Show more»" A lot of people give up because it’s not easy. So my advice would be if there’s an obstacle don’t give up because there is always a way round it. Look for support from people already in the sport, speak to other girls who are boxing, if you need a bit of help getting a fight use the boxer girl website or speak to someone like me who has already encountered those difficulties and can give some insight on how to combat them. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Sport | Email to friends | Dec 14 2007 1:04:49 PM

keithwhu asked Laura Saperstein: "What benefits do you think boxing has brought to you personally?"
Laura Saperstein answers: "It’s hard to put into words. It’s given me so many things. I feel like I have a purpose in my life and I didn’t feel that before. I now feel that I have an exciting life and I have a destiny and I’m here..." Show more»" It’s hard to put into words. It’s given me so many things. I feel like I have a purpose in my life and I didn’t feel that before. I now feel that I have an exciting life and I have a destiny and I’m here doing what I’m supposed to do. I have more confidence, I look better, my life is interesting. I meet lots of different people from all walks of life. And I get to work with the other girls which is exciting and with the problems in the UK with obesity and general lack of fitness and healthiness, boxing is going to give me a platform to try and help that situation. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Sport | Email to friends | Dec 14 2007 1:03:53 PM

ajnewman asked Laura Saperstein: "Compared to other countries how do you rate the level of women’s boxing in the UK and is it good enough for us to have proper representation at the 2012 Olympics?"
Laura Saperstein answers: "As long as they put some effort into it in between now and then, then absolutely. It takes many years to develop a sport to it’s peak, even now they’re breaking records in swimming and sprinting. It takes..." Show more»" As long as they put some effort into it in between now and then, then absolutely. It takes many years to develop a sport to it’s peak, even now they’re breaking records in swimming and sprinting. It takes a long time to get to the pinnacle and women’s boxing overall will improve over the next few years. I certainly think there are enough girls in the UK to put on a very good show in 2012 especially if the powers that be get involved in putting effort into promoting it and getting the girls out actually boxing instead of just being in the gym training. "Show less«
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0 comment | Topic: Sport | Email to friends | Dec 14 2007 1:00:56 PM

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