I always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn’t divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.
VIRAT KOHLII wasn’t sure of the exact mindset you should have when you go into a Test match. So I probably became too defensive when I played my first Test match. Short balls in one-day cricket, I have never thought of just defending.
More Virat Kohli Quotes
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The more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.
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I want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.
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As a kid, even I knew everything about my favourite cricketers. I used to know everything possible. Now I see kids knowing about me. It feels good.
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I want to be relaxed in my personal life. I really don’t like to be hassled.
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I really want a movie made on Sachin Tendulkar’s life. That is something I’m looking forward to. There will be so much emotion to that movie.
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I don’t really read a lot of newspapers. I don’t pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I’ve had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.
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In T20, you don’t have time to get distracted – it’s so quick, you have to run around in the field, and while batting, you don’t actually think about anything else.
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When you’re having fun, each moment becomes magical
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I delayed my father’s funeral because of cricket.
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I do not abuse players. I talk to myself; I abuse myself. It’s my way of letting off steam. I do it after every century; I do not do it always. I keep telling myself: ‘Improve, improve from the previous match, the previous shot. You can do it.’
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I like to be myself, and I don’t pretend. For instance, I don’t dress up for occasions; I am what I am.
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I do believe in God. But you won’t find me visiting temples every now and then. I believe in self-realization. Peace of mind matters a lot to me. What’s the point in doing something just for the sake of it? I’d rather do something I like doing as long as I’m being true to myself.
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Probably because I’m from a middle class family, I have that nature in me that I don’t get too excited with big things.
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Endorsements are a reward for good performance on the field, and the commitments made after signing them need to be done.
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Remember who you are and don’t let anyone convince you otherwise.
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