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.

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.

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.

I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.

Everyone that steps on to the ladder of success must have hope. Without it, no one is able to reach the top.

Indigenous foods die when no one learns to cook them.

There is at least one truth to every myth.

Men are freest when they are most unconscious of freedom. The shout is a rattling of chains, always was.

There's always the hyena of morality at the garden gate, and the real wolf at the end of the street.

Life ain't the movies.

I think life is a big game we play.

Catholic doctrine and discipline may be walls; but they are the walls of a playground.

I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.

These big Internationals, they don't let you down