I never said, ‘I wouldn’t help a cricketer if he approaches me.’
KAPIL DEVSports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
More Kapil Dev Quotes
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It isn’t easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.
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It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
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If your work becomes a source of enjoyment and a challenge, it will never seem like work – it will be fun. If you ever feel that your work is a burden, there is no point carrying on with it.
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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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Speed can’t always get you wickets.
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Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.
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As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.
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Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get.
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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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Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.
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My role models have kept on changing.
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I always breathe cricket.
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Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.
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One can’t feel old in a day or overnight!
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As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what’s good for individuals.
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The hunger to win must not die. The appetite has to remain big.
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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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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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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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Cricket is very simple… you play till you can sustain.
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Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.
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The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
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I have no political aspirations. That’s it.
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When you take risks and things don’t go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.
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Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.
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