I delayed my father’s funeral because of cricket.
VIRAT KOHLIAs 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.
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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The bat is not a toy, it’s a weapon. It gives me everything in life, which helps me to do everything on the field.
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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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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 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.
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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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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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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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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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No cricket team in the world depends on one or two players. The team always plays to win.
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Loyalty above everything.
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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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I love wearing whatever is comfortable, and that could be something which was in trend years ago. So, I don’t follow fashion.
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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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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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