Sports Quotes

When I was 20 or 21, I didn’t… I won’t say care about anything, but you’re like in your own world – you made something that you always wanted to do, and then you kind of think only about your family and yourself.

Know your enemy – and learn about his favorite sport.

I always laugh when people ask me about rebounding techniques. I’ve got a technique. It’s called just go get the damn ball.

My love for cricket drives my attitude.

They say I teach brutal football, but the only thing brutal about football is losing.

The people you choose to have around you make all the difference. My family and close friends keep me grounded. You have to have a mind of your own and a strong head on your shoulders. Cricket is the most important thing to me, so the rest of it pales in comparison.

I didn’t go to normal children school. I went to sports school when I was 8. So I studied martial arts.

I’d love to open a tennis school for children in my hometown of Sochi.

I have always tried to be true to myself, to pick those battles I felt were important. My ultimate responsibility is to myself. I could never be anything else.

As a sportsperson, the best thing is people recognising you and loving you for what you do. For me, glamour is 100 people in the hotel feeling happy to see you.