Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.
VIRAT KOHLIMy priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don’t really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.
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Never at any point did I feel like missing a training session. I was very keen on improving as a cricketer and as an international player.
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During my school days, I was doing a play, and my costume fell on the stage. I really wish it didn’t happen.
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I want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.
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I’m not a nerd, don’t plan to be a nerd and read books – which I can’t do at all.
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Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.
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I always dreamt of holding the bat and winning games for India. That was my inspiration to take up cricket.
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I don’t think there is anything wrong in earning money from the sport you love. If you work hard and get benefits from it, there is no harm. The day you feel that you are not working hard and are only looking at the benefits, that’s where the problem is.
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I wasn’t sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.
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I really want a movie made on Sachin Tendulkar’s life. That is something I’m looking forward to. There will be so much emotion to that movie.
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Border’ was the first movie that I watched on the big screen. It always takes me back to my childhood.
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I want to be relaxed in my personal life. I really don’t like to be hassled.
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On the field, aggression can sometimes be a positive emotion. It boosts performance and can lift your game. But over the years, I have learnt that restrained aggression is a better animal. That way, you will conserve your energy and won’t spend yourself quickly.
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The bat is not a toy, it’s a weapon. It gives me everything in life, which helps me to do everything on the field.
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I always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn’t divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.
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Becoming an inspiration for kids is great. I want to inspire them to do whatever they want to.
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