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Rahul Dravid Quotes

I have failed at times, but I never stopped trying Picture Quote #1

On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly Picture Quote #1

There are fans of Twenty20 cricket, and we need to ensure that we give them the cricket they want to see. We need to keep Test cricket alive, because there is a section of fans who love and worship Test cricket and have basically helped this game grow, and they are as important as anybody else Picture Quote #1

Growing up, in my under-15 days I used to be a wicketkeeper, and that carried on till I was 17. Then I started focusing on my batting and moved on. I got into the Ranji team quite early, and generally, as a youngster, the first place you are put in is at bat-pad and short leg, so you had to work on your close-in fielding straightaway Picture Quote #1

I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual Picture Quote #1

I have the kind of personality that I always look ahead than look at what’s happened. It does help a lot, especially when you’ve done badly or you’ve failed. It’s instinctive of me that I look at what’s next, I look ahead a lot, and start preparing for that, in victory and in defeat Picture Quote #1

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The bowlers I respected or feared or rated were not the ones who gave me lip or stared at me or abused me. More the ones who, at any stage of the game, when had they had the ball in hand, they were going to be at me, and they were going to have the skill and the fitness and the ability to be aggressive Picture Quote #1

There is no substitute to taking a lot of a catches as a youngster if you want to do slip catching - you’ve got to catch, catch, catch. And more than doing the normal stuff, you have to vary your catching - you’ve got to take some catches with the tennis ball, you got to take some closer, some further away Picture Quote #1

If someone thinks, ‘I’ll spend the off season working on my fitness and I’ll come back a better cricketer,’ I don’t think that’s enough. You need to spend a lot of time working on your skills and honing your skills Picture Quote #1

Reading allows me to recharge my batteries Picture Quote #1

I think there’s a culture in Rajasthan Royals that has been there before I got here, so I’ve come into it. I’ve enjoyed being part of it and embraced it. They are quite clear about the fact that bottom lines are important, and there is a certain limit on what you can spend Picture Quote #1

In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don’t have control over that as a cricketer Picture Quote #1

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From a spinner’s perspective, in India it was never easy for me to judge where to stand: how far forward, how far back, because on Indian wickets the ball does not carry as much as abroad. That is true of slip fielding in general. I wouldn’t say only for spinner - even for a fast bowler, that holds true Picture Quote #1

I thought about cricket a lot. I needed to get out of this bubble of mine. I found it in books and conversations with other people about other things. I was a curious person, and this was my release. I like being challenged intellectually. I hated at the end of the day to talk cricket to someone else Picture Quote #1

Even though it’s a shortened format of the game, Twenty20 allows people with different skills to play in a team and play their specific roles. Obviously there’s not too much time to waste balls, but if you look at guys who play well in the top six, they have a fairly decent amount of good cricketing ability Picture Quote #1

I think we judge talent wrong. What do we see as talent? I think I have made the same mistake myself. We judge talent by people’s ability to strike a cricket ball. The sweetness, the timing. That’s the only thing we see as talent. Things like determination, courage, discipline, temperament, these are also talent Picture Quote #1

I was lucky in my early years to play for a Karnataka team that was trying to forge itself into a strong side, and they were years of fun and learning. In the Indian team, I was fortunate to be part of a wonderful era when India played some of its finest cricket at home and abroad Picture Quote #1

No dream is ever chased alone Picture Quote #1

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You don’t play for revenge, you play for respect and pride Picture Quote #1

Tendulkar must have known from his heart Picture Quote #1

If you don’t ask for the best, you don’t get it Picture Quote #1

I leave with sadness, but also with pride Picture Quote #1

I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself Picture Quote #1

There are so many fans and so many people who care deeply about this game, and it is because of these fans that we are who we are as cricketers Picture Quote #1

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I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem Picture Quote #1

I was given a talent to play cricket. I don’t know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day Picture Quote #1

Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe Picture Quote #1

You get an image in the first couple of years of your career, and then whether you like it or not, you are stuck with it for the rest of your life Picture Quote #1

Unwanted honking not only irritates others, but may also end up causing accidents. Drivers lose cool and it may result in road rage Picture Quote #1

A career in sport is almost impossible to manage without the support, and guidance, and reassurance of family and friends. During tough times, and there always are, this is whom we go to Picture Quote #1

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I have failed at times, but I never stopped trying (Rahul Dravid Quotes) On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly (Rahul Dravid Quotes) There are fans of Twenty20 cricket, and we need to ensure that we give them the cricket they want to see. We need to keep Test cricket alive, because there is a section of fans who love and worship Test cricket and have basically helped this game grow, and they are as important as anybody else. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) Growing up, in my under-15 days I used to be a wicketkeeper, and that carried on till I was 17. Then I started focusing on my batting and moved on. I got into the Ranji team quite early, and generally, as a youngster, the first place you are put in is at bat-pad and short leg, so you had to work on your close-in fielding straightaway. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I have the kind of personality that I always look ahead than look at what’s happened. It does help a lot, especially when you’ve done badly or you’ve failed. It’s instinctive of me that I look at what’s next, I look ahead a lot, and start preparing for that, in victory and in defeat (Rahul Dravid Quotes) The bowlers I respected or feared or rated were not the ones who gave me lip or stared at me or abused me. More the ones who, at any stage of the game, when had they had the ball in hand, they were going to be at me, and they were going to have the skill and the fitness and the ability to be aggressive (Rahul Dravid Quotes) There is no substitute to taking a lot of a catches as a youngster if you want to do slip catching - you’ve got to catch, catch, catch. And more than doing the normal stuff, you have to vary your catching - you’ve got to take some catches with the tennis ball, you got to take some closer, some further away (Rahul Dravid Quotes) If someone thinks, ‘I’ll spend the off season working on my fitness and I’ll come back a better cricketer,’ I don’t think that’s enough. You need to spend a lot of time working on your skills and honing your skills (Rahul Dravid Quotes) Reading allows me to recharge my batteries (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I think there’s a culture in Rajasthan Royals that has been there before I got here, so I’ve come into it. I’ve enjoyed being part of it and embraced it. They are quite clear about the fact that bottom lines are important, and there is a certain limit on what you can spend. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don’t have control over that as a cricketer. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) From a spinner’s perspective, in India it was never easy for me to judge where to stand: how far forward, how far back, because on Indian wickets the ball does not carry as much as abroad. That is true of slip fielding in general. I wouldn’t say only for spinner - even for a fast bowler, that holds true. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I thought about cricket a lot. I needed to get out of this bubble of mine. I found it in books and conversations with other people about other things. I was a curious person, and this was my release. I like being challenged intellectually. I hated at the end of the day to talk cricket to someone else. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) Even though it’s a shortened format of the game, Twenty20 allows people with different skills to play in a team and play their specific roles. Obviously there’s not too much time to waste balls, but if you look at guys who play well in the top six, they have a fairly decent amount of good cricketing ability. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I think we judge talent wrong. What do we see as talent? I think I have made the same mistake myself. We judge talent by people’s ability to strike a cricket ball. The sweetness, the timing. That’s the only thing we see as talent. Things like determination, courage, discipline, temperament, these are also talent. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I was lucky in my early years to play for a Karnataka team that was trying to forge itself into a strong side, and they were years of fun and learning. In the Indian team, I was fortunate to be part of a wonderful era when India played some of its finest cricket at home and abroad. (Rahul Dravid Quotes) No dream is ever chased alone (Rahul Dravid Quotes) You don’t play for revenge, you play for respect and pride (Rahul Dravid Quotes) Tendulkar must have known from his heart (Rahul Dravid Quotes) If you don’t ask for the best, you don’t get it (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I leave with sadness, but also with pride (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself (Rahul Dravid Quotes) There are so many fans and so many people who care deeply about this game, and it is because of these fans that we are who we are as cricketers (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem (Rahul Dravid Quotes) I was given a talent to play cricket. I don’t know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day (Rahul Dravid Quotes) Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe (Rahul Dravid Quotes) You get an image in the first couple of years of your career, and then whether you like it or not, you are stuck with it for the rest of your life (Rahul Dravid Quotes) Unwanted honking not only irritates others, but may also end up causing accidents. Drivers lose cool and it may result in road rage (Rahul Dravid Quotes) A career in sport is almost impossible to manage without the support, and guidance, and reassurance of family and friends. During tough times, and there always are, this is whom we go to (Rahul Dravid Quotes)

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