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Rahul Dravid

He is a great leader by example. Someone whom I have always admired for his ability to remain balanced and have the sense of equanimity about his captaincy.
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Ability Balance Example Greatness Himself
I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual.
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Cricket Intellectual Intense Myself Play
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.
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Exercise Season Skills Thinking Time Work 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
On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly.
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Ability Cricket God Leadership
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
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.
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Consistent Goodness Help Important Recognition Time Yourself
I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying.
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Dedication Determination Failure Myself Stop Time Try
A career in sport is almost impossible to manage without the support, and guidance, and reassurance of family and friends. During tough times, and there always are, this is whom we go to.
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Career Management Sports Time Tough
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
Tendulkar must have known from his heart.
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Heart Himself Known
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
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
No dream is ever chased alone.
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Alone Chase Dreams One Liner Team Work
Even if my grandchildren don’t remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in Test and ODI cricket, I am confident that they will remember that Sachin Tendulkar used to be my team-mate.
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Children Confidence Fact Myself Remember Team
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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Alone Chase Country Dreams Fulfill Imagination Myself Play

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