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

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

No dream is ever chased alone.

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.

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.

Many preach that do this way, do that way, have faith, speak the truth, have patience. These are all results (effects). How can results be changed?

Round numbers are always false.

Do not pray for easy lives pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers pray for powers equal to your tasks.

For a football coach, there's nothing that matches the pain of a team not playing up to its capabilities.

Trying harder doesn’t always equal more success; it leads to more frustration, less satisfaction, and giving up.

Good nature is more agreeable in conversation than wit and gives a certain air to the countenance which is more amiable than beauty.

As a novelist, I'm endlessly fascinated by human behavior and interactions.

I love the beginnings of artists when all they've got is raw talent and nothing else.

I had forgotten that Jess felt about long words the way that racists feel about black people: She hated them, and wanted to send them back from where they came from.

I want to reward this city. Pittsburgh is a great hockey town.