“The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.”

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.

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.

Cricket is very simple… you play till you can sustain.

There is inspiration all around us.

Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.

No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.

My role models have kept on changing.

I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.

One can’t feel old in a day or overnight!

The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.

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.

If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team’s strength. But a rank turner might backfire.

When you take risks and things don’t go your way, you can be heavily criticised by the media.

I am not too intelligent.

If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them.

I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.

Once you become a mother, you always have a guilt trip. You always try to do the best, but you feel you can always be better.

Take a better stand. Put money in my mom’s hand. Get my daughter this college plan, so she don’t need no man.

All the ills from which America suffers can be traced back to the teaching of evolution. It would be better to destroy every other book ever written, and save just the first three verses of Genesis.

I don’t analyze songs because I think it will make me a better songwriter, I just do it out of sheer curiosity.

Humor – it helps to make the vibe better – it loosens up the vibrations.

To see a man beaten not by a better opponent but by himself is a tragedy.

A lot of the time, in pop music especially, there’s reverb. And the reason is that reverb makes vocals sound better 99% of the time. It makes the notes ring out.

The purpose of life is to contribute in some way to making things better.