A chat with Shaikha Maitha Bint Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Shaikha Maitha, daughter of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, speaks to tabloid! about her passion for sport and charity work during her participation in the Ralph Lauren International Ladies Polo Tournament in Dubai. See more at: http://gulfnews.com/gntv
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00:00Women get married, they have babies, so it's a lot harder for a woman, especially a professional,
00:21a pro athlete, to continue her career and be really successful because she does take
00:26time out, you know, life happens.
00:29I do agree, especially in polo, I find women, you know, they really ride well, they really
00:37concentrate on the riding, they're really good riders, and the technique, the strength
00:41that comes, I think it's a growing sport, you'll see more women in it, but like everything,
00:46it will take time, but for sure I can see more girls involved in the polo than the boys,
00:54you know, girls love ponies.
00:57Mainly now it's sports, and it takes most of my time, because it takes a lot of dedication
01:04and long hours, but I do, I mean, you know, with the Dubai Cares, there's a lot of family
01:08time and, you know, as a family we have a lot of activities together, but just that.
01:17Well, honestly, I mean, it's just basically rehabbing all the injuries and just trying
01:24to keep up with this lifestyle, you know, I'm still adamant that I have a gold medal
01:28in me, so I'm trying to achieve that, whatever that is, you know, that keeps me going.
01:37I miss the martial arts, I do miss it and I wish I could, you know, get back, I don't
01:43think it's a smart thing to do, I think just leave it on a good note, but yeah, definitely
01:48I do miss it.
01:55I think so, I mean, once I commit, I do commit and I don't quit and I just try and see it
02:01out, I like working hard, I like earning, you know, the little credits that I get here
02:07and there, so, and I also, I'm surrounded by people who are really high achievers, they're
02:12very competitive, by nature I'm quite lazy, so when I have that group of people around
02:17me, it kind of spurs me on.
02:19Most of my time is here unless I'm travelling and it's usually for, it's something to do
02:23with work, so it's usually, you know, the charity or the sports.
02:33What I like about Dubai Cares especially, it's very transparent, you know, where the
02:38funds are going, it's creating an environment for kids to, you know, be educated, so it's
02:47food, water, shelter, you know, so I like that, how it's a complete, it's not just helping
02:55one area, but giving them a base to build from, you know, we visited a few countries
03:01and, you know, Dubai Cares, from start, from the initial concept of this charity to date,
03:08they've just done so much and I'm really proud to be part of that.
03:17First of all, I want to represent my family properly, my country, you know, the title
03:21and all this and, you know, if I can inspire someone and motivate someone, I think that's
03:28basically the kind of role I like to take, like the role of big sister, you know, just
03:32encouraging and nurturing, that's been basically how my attitude towards, you know, the youth
03:40and trying to be there, you know, for them if they needed anything, you know.
03:47Incredible, you're part of this country and then everyone is like, we want to be number
03:51one, we want the biggest, the best and it's, that's the sort of culture you're part of,
03:57you know, so you're trying to always keep up with that sort of standard, it keeps you
04:03on your toes and you meet everyone, I mean, I don't know of any other country with this
04:08many nationalities and like getting along and, you know, you can learn so much, so many
04:13different cultures and it's all here in this small city.
04:20If Dubai teaches you anything, anything is possible if you can dream it, you can probably
04:25do it, especially in this country.
04:28Yeah, just give it a go.