Kapil Dev Quotes
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The West Indians and Pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English counties.
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As an Indian, I would like to back my government.
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If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn't I do so in my own country?
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I don’t tell myself I am a hero. People do look up to performers and think of them as heroes...Hero worship in India is too big. It is both right and wrong. It is fair to respect people who have done things that others haven’t but it is not right to traet them as gods.
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Sports is my passion.
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When you have to work, work with a smile.
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I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.
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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.
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Good sports facilities are a blessing.
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I have no political aspirations. That's it.
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Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.
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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.
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Look, if you take the best batting team in the world, they too will have their weaknesses - otherwise, wouldn't they win all the time? You mention any team to me, and I will pick out for you a dozen weaknesses. But that is not the point - these things, like fielding, running between wickets, all these are technical things, they can be learnt and practised.
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I always breathe cricket.
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My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level.
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I don't look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward.
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I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.
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One can't feel old in a day or overnight!
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Test cricket is for batsmen, not bowlers. Bowlers are like slaves,' Kapil Dev.
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If I can do something for the game and the young cricketers through the ICL, I will not budge