Kapil Dev
I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.Collection: Sad
Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.Collection: Sports
Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.Collection: Fitness
Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.Collection: Education
Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.Collection: Society
When you have to work, work with a smile.Collection: Work
Sports is my passion.Collection: Sports
If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.Collection: Good
As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.Collection: Learning
I always breathe cricket.
I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfil it.
It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.
The hunger to win must not die... The appetite has to remain big.
The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.
My role models have kept on changing.
Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get.
Cricket is very simple... you play till you can sustain.
I don't look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward.
Speed can't always get you wickets.
I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
One can't feel old in a day or overnight!
I never wanted to take autographs, always wanted to give them. To do this, you have to achieve something.
Good sports facilities are a blessing.
Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.
I, as a cricketer, would like to see 100 counties playing top-flight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.
Let me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening.
I have no political aspirations. That's it.
I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.
Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.
There is inspiration all around us.
Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realise that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.
If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn't I do so in my own country?
I never said, 'I wouldn't help a cricketer if he approaches me.'
No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.
I have played cricket on my own terms.
Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.
All artists are crazy.
I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class, 24-carat, championship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.
The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.
Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.
It isn't easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.
I wasn't a ladies' man.
Selectors can't please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It's an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.
As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals.
My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level.
When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.
People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.
When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down.
If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire.