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My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don’t really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.

Virat Kohli

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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Dream Game Himself Idol Inspirational Life Myself Play Win
On the field, aggression can sometimes be a positive emotion. It boosts performance and can lift your game. But over the years, I have learnt that restrained aggression is a better animal. That way, you will conserve your energy and won’t spend yourself quickly.
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Anger Control Emotion Game Learning Positive Quick Yourself
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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Attention Experience Focus Myself Past Pay Reading Writing Yourself
The more centuries that I am able to score, the happier I will be.
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Happiness Myself Play Sports
Loyalty above everything.
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Loyalty One Liner
I don’t believe in signing anything and everything that comes my way. I leave it to my agency to help narrow them down for me, but I do research it myself before signing. The image of the brand and its ambassadors go hand in hand.
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Believe Hands Myself Research
My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don’t really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.
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Effort Focus Important Myself Priority Result
I have made a few mistakes early on that I admit myself, and there have been times when I have gone over the top and done things that you shouldn’t do in international cricket, but that’s how you learn.
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Learning Mistake Myself Time Yourself
Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.
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Achievement Morning Play Poor Reality Recognition Strength Weakness Yourself
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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Excitement Family Myself Nature
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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Attention Doubt Feeling Myself Woman
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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Fame Feeling Happiness Love People Person Recognition Sports Yourself
The first thing I look forward to when I am in Delhi is to spend some time with my family. It’s always lovely coming back here and playing in front of my own people. It’s just a special place.
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Family Myself People Place Play Time
It was a personal decision for me to stand and say that cricket is all I have in life, there’s nothing I need to do other than cricket. If I want to achieve whatever I thought as a kid, I need to work hard and not let it go to waste.
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Achievement Decision Life Myself Need Waste Work Hard
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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Be Yourself Fashion Myself Pretend
Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.
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End Hard Work Talent Waste Yourself
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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Acceptance Focus Goodness Happiness Myself People Team
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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Difference Family Important Mind Myself People Sports Strong Yourself
Border’ was the first movie that I watched on the big screen. It always takes me back to my childhood.
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Focused & ready to go.
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Focus One Liner
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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Game Lose Love Win
I’ve been lucky – all the ads I’ve got, I’ve got to be myself. I haven’t had to act too much or tried too hard to be someone I’m not. I think that’s why people sort of like them. Even the Fastrack ads I did with Genelia.
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Act Hard Myself People Thinking
I’ve had a fan who made a painting of my face with her fingers. I have put it up in my room. It was sweet and very different.
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Art Different Face Fans Fingers Herself Myself
I’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.
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Appearance Home Life Live Movie Myself Oneself
No cricket team in the world depends on one or two players. The team always plays to win.
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Play Sports Team Win World
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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Distraction Quick Run Sports Thinking Time Yourself
I delayed my father’s funeral because of cricket.
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Dedication Father Myself Sports

My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don’t really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.

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My priority is cricket. Everything that I get apart from it is a result of the effort on the field. Everything else follows. I am pretty aware of my priorities, and I don’t really focus on things that are not as important to me as cricket.

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