It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
KAPIL DEVThere is inspiration all around us.
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I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.
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There is inspiration all around us.
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People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s beliefs are one’s God – and, in those terms, yes, God is there.
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I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.
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I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
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Good sports facilities are a blessing.
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Speed can’t always get you wickets.
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People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.
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Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
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I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.
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No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
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In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.
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My role models have kept on changing.
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