Delhi means everything to me. This city has given me everything, and I love it.
VIRAT KOHLII’m not a nerd, obviously. Do I look like one? I’m not someone who sits at home and doesn’t like to go out, doesn’t like to watch movies. I like to live my life.
More Virat Kohli Quotes
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I feel only my friends and family need to know what is happening in my personal life.
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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.
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It undoubtedly feels nice when you are being appreciated and you get complimented by girls. Who doesn’t like that? Having said that, I don’t take it as any pressure.
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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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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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I don’t really focus on these things – on what tags are given to me or what people think of me off the field – stuff like that. My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.
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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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I don’t think there is anything wrong in earning money from the sport you love. If you work hard and get benefits from it, there is no harm. The day you feel that you are not working hard and are only looking at the benefits, that’s where the problem is.
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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.
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Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career – which is very short.
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Everyone loves a win in India. No one wants to lose a match. It is the cricketer who absorbs all the pressure.
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I 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.
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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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It’s all about the process.
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I’m not a nerd, don’t plan to be a nerd and read books – which I can’t do at all.
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One of us wins, all of us win. Am I right?
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Work never stops.
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A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.
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During my school days, I was doing a play, and my costume fell on the stage. I really wish it didn’t happen.
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I support Real Madrid. I’m a big fan of Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Real fun is in a real challenge.
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You just feel a little odd when you don’t get your kind of food. Fortunately, there are Indian restaurants all over the world.
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Focused & ready to go.
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I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.
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My superhero has always been Tendulkar, and it will be Tendulkar for life. He is someone who has inspired me immensely. Just watching him play for India, I used to dream of winning games for India, because he used to do it single handedly.
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Whatever I am, it’s natural. I don’t have to pretend to be aggressive, don’t have to show the opposition that I am on the field. Being aggressive comes naturally to me, helps me perform.
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