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I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.

Rahul Dravid

If someone thinks, ‘I’ll spend the off season working on my fitness and I’ll come back a better cricketer,’ I don’t think that’s enough. You need to spend a lot of time working on your skills and honing your skills.
RAHUL DRAVID

Exercise Season Skills Thinking Time Work Yourself
Sachin Tendulkar is already a ‘Bharat Ratna’ for Indian people because of his phenomenal success and the manner in which he has served Indian cricket for years.
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Cricket People Service Success Time
Tendulkar must have known from his heart.
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Heart Himself Known
You don’t win or lose the games because of 11 you select. You win or lose with what those 11 do on the field.
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Game Lose Player Selection Win Yourself
In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don’t have control over that as a cricketer.
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Career Control Cricket Life Play Yourself
You get an image in the first couple of years of your career, and then whether you like it or not, you are stuck with it for the rest of your life.
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Career Image Life Yourself
There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck in a traffic jam.
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Comment Element Listening Mystery Radio Traffic
Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe.
RAHUL DRAVID

Consistent Goodness Help Important Recognition Time Yourself
On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly.
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Ability Cricket God Leadership
What drew me towards team sport were the camaraderie and friendship. The chance to celebrate victory and success with a group of other people is something I have enjoyed doing.
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Chance Draw Enjoyment Friendship Myself Sports Team
Cricket is just something that I am good at, just like various people are good at various things. What’s lucky is that cricket gets enormous publicity.
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Cricket Goodness Myself People Public
I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem.
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Different Education Football Myself Position Problem Sports Team
Unwanted honking not only irritates others, but may also end up causing accidents. Drivers lose cool and it may result in road rage.
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Drive End Irritation Lose Result Road
I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself.
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Built Image Myself Reputation
There are so many fans and so many people who care deeply about this game, and it is because of these fans that we are who we are as cricketers.
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Care Deep Fans Identity People
Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgment, modesty and, above all, his technical brilliance make him my all-time hero. You can’t get a more complete cricketer than Sachin. He has everything that a cricketer needs to have.
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Balance Brilliance Cricket Himself Honor Judgement Mindset Need Play Respect Team Technology

I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.

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I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.

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