quotes

“Twenty20 is quite an interesting format. In the end, you have to be brave. Pressure does not give you anything, it only gives you blood pressure.”
—Hardik Pandya.

“Having a little bit of naivete with a huge amount of talent isn’t a bad thing.”
—Eoin Morgan.

“When we think about ‘me, me, me’, we tend to get nervous and to worry about what could go wrong. But when we play for others, when the focus is outwards rather than inwards, we become more creative and ultimately more effective. We have to get our egos out of the way.”
—Steven Sylvester, cricketer turned psychologist.

“To produce extraordinary talent, the most important requirement is for that sport to be popular in the country. For popularity breeds competition; and where there is competition, only exceptional talent will come to the fore.”
—Sanjay Manjrekar.

“Fighting is spiritual, but you just can’t see the spiritual in it because it’s mostly dominated by the physical aspect. We want to be Achilles in our own mind. The king of all fighters.”
—Mike Tyson.

Mike Tyson at SXSW 2011 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Winning is a habit. So when you are playing good cricket, it is important to keep that habit going. Focus on your strength, focus on your work ethics and make sure that you are not complacent.”
—Ravi Shastri.