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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

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  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.

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  I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying.

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  Tendulkar must have known from his heart.

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  I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself.

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  I leave with sadness, but also with pride.

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