Cricket is just something that I am good at, just like various people are good at various things. What's lucky is that cricket gets enormous publicity.

I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying.

No dream is ever chased alone.

You don't play for revenge, you play for respect & pride

If you don't ask for the best, you don't get it.

Even if my grandchildren don’t remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in Test and ODI cricket, I am confident that they will remember that Sachin Tendulkar used to be my team-mate.

You don't win or lose the games bcoz of 11 you select. You win or lose with what those 11 do on the field.

There is an element of mystique to radio, and I often listen to cricket commentary on radio, especially when one is stuck in a traffic jam.

Unwanted honking not only irritates others, but may also end up causing accidents. Drivers lose cool and it may result in road rage.

Pravin Tambe is bigger inspiration than me for young cricketers

I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself.

Now when I die, I shall only be dead.

Teach us, O Lord, the disciplines of patience, for to wait is often harder than to work.

There are times in my life when I just want to be by myself.

Drawn by conceit from reason's plan How vain is that poor creature man; How pleas'd in ev'ry paltry elf To grate about that thing himself.

Where I play, the greens always break toward the bar.

I think a lot of good actors - for instance, Gary Sinise - have no training. His training was really entirely on his feet. I suppose you have to have an instinct for it.

The quality of life is so much higher anyplace you can ski in the morning and surf in the evening - there's something to be said for that.

Scientists derive satisfaction from figuring out the puzzle. It's about the quest, not the grail.

There is some art that says the same thing to everybody. WE need something like that. What that is, I don't know. But virtual reality may be the key to it.

For 25 years practicing medicine, I never asked anybody if they were a Republican or a Democratic or an independent and asked if they had insurance or not. I took care of everybody.