I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.
RAHUL DRAVIDI think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important.
RAHUL DRAVIDSometimes 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 DRAVIDCricket 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDIf you don’t ask for the best, you don’t get it.
RAHUL DRAVIDNo dream is ever chased alone.
RAHUL DRAVIDPlaying 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDI have the kind of personality that I always look ahead than look at what’s happened. It does help a lot, especially when you’ve done badly or you’ve failed. It’s instinctive of me that I look at what’s next, I look ahead a lot, and start preparing for that, in victory and in defeat.
RAHUL DRAVIDIn 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDEven 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDSachin 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDI 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDThere 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDThere 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDIf 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 DRAVIDWhat 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.
RAHUL DRAVIDReading allows me to recharge my batteries.
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