POWERFUL AND AMAZING KAPIL DEV QUOTES
1) ‘’I feel that world cup cricket would be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the world cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.’’
2) ‘’Cricket has become more popular, not me, when the game grows, those who’ve played it also grow.’’
3) ‘’I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.’’
4) ‘’The west Indians and pakistanis play one-day cricket so well because they play for English countries.’’
5) ‘’Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get.’’
6) ‘’People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s belief are one’s God-and, in those terms, yes God is there.’’
7) ‘’Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a test match.’’
8) ‘’I am not too intelligent.’’
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| COMMITMENT QUOTES | TEAMWORK QUOTES |
| NATURE QUOTES | LONELINESS QUOTES |
9) ‘’As an Indian, I would like to back my government.’’
10) ‘’When you take risks and things don’t go your way, you can be heavily critised by the media.’’
11) ‘’If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them.’’
12) People never expect a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.’’
13) ‘’When you are growing up everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down.’’
14) ‘’My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and dometic level.’’
15) ‘’Speed can’t always get you wickets.’’
16) ‘’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.’’
17) ‘’Selectors can’t please everyone, but I am okay if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It’s an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.’’
18) ‘’I wasn’t a ladies man.’’
19) ‘’It isn’t easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.’’
20) ‘’Certain cricketers are meant to play Test Cricket.’’
21) ‘’The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.’’
22) ‘’All artists are crazy.’’
23) ‘’I have great respect for Jaypee Greens as a company that has produced a truly world class 24-carat, champinship golf course. I am happy to be associated with a company with such outstanding qualities.’’
24) ‘’I have played cricket on my own terms.’’
25) ‘’Sports is my passion.’’
26) ‘’I never said, I wouldn’t help a cricketer if he approaches me.’’
27) ‘’If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn’t I do so in my own country?’’
28) ‘’There is inspiration all around us.’’
29) ‘’I used to hate any batsman who would not get out in my deliveries.’’
30) ‘’I have no political aspirations. That’s it.’’
31) ‘’Let me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening.’
32) ‘’I as a cricketer, would like to see 100 countries playing top-fight cricket, just like tennis and football. If I am alive to see that, I will be very happy.’’
33) ”Cricket has become more popular, not me… When the game grows, those who’ve played it also grow.”
34) ”I think pride is more important sometimes than making money.”
35) ”Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get.”
36) ”People often ask me whether I believe in God. I haven’t seen God. But I think that one’s beliefs are one’s God – and, in those terms, yes, God is there.”
37) ”Test cricket is a different sort of cricket altogether. Some players who are good for one-day cricket may be a handicap in a Test match.”
38) ”I am not too intelligent.”
39) ”When you take risks and things don’t go your way, you can be heavily criticized by the media.”
40) ”If you have two good off spinners, what is the problem in playing both of them.”
41) ”People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.”
42) ”When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down.”
43) ”My best wishes are with Indian cricket in general. I wish each one of our cricketers success at the international and domestic level.”
44) ”Speed can’t always get you wickets.”
45) ”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.”
46) ”Selectors can’t please everyone, but I am OK if they are working for the benefit of Indian cricket. It’s an administrative decision to appoint a selection committee, and I would like to let them do their job.”
47) ”It isn’t easy being a celebrity cricketer in India.”
48) ”Certain cricketers are meant to play Test cricket.”
49) ”The biggest test for any cricketer in England is the weather.”
50) ”I have played cricket on my own terms.”
51) ”Sports is my passion.”
52) ”I never said, ‘I wouldn’t help a cricketer if he approaches me.”
53) ”If I can teach cricket overseas, why wouldn’t I do so in my own country?”
54) ”There is inspiration all around us.”
55) ”Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.”
56) ”One can’t feel old in a day or overnight!”
57) ”Every person gets negative things, they learn from those negative things, and you become a positive person.”
58) ”My role models have kept on changing.”
59) ”Though teenagers are generally very interested in sports, they must realize that education is the most important thing in their lives. They must find the right balance.”
60) ”If your work becomes a source of enjoyment and a challenge, it will never seem like work – it will be fun. If you ever feel that your work is a burden, there is no point carrying on with it.”
61) ”Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.”
62) ”Good sports facilities are a blessing.”
63) ”I don’t look into negative things. Go past mistakes and look forward.”
64) ”It is always nice when you are honored. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.”
65) ”When you have to work, work with a smile.”
66) ”The hunger to win must not die… The appetite has to remain big.”
67) ”All you have to do is to dream big and try to fulfill it.”
68) ”Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.”
69) ”In the long run, I believe that honesty is definitely the best policy. One can get away by being dishonest for a short term, but ultimately, honesty is what pays.”
70) ”Cricket is very simple… you play till you can sustain.”
71) ”The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.”
72) ”As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.”
73) ”I always breathe cricket.”
74) ”Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.”
75) ”Apart from education, you need good health, and for that, you need to play sports.”
76) ”If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.”
77) ”If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team’s strength. But a rank turner might backfire.”
78) ”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.”
79) ” feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.”
80) ”Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events..”
81) ”I was a naughty kid. Teachers did not like me much.”
82) ”Sourav is a great captain and we should be proud of such a leader.”
83) ”Dhoni Is My Hero. We talk a lot about Sachin Tendulkar, Virender Sehwag, But this boy has as much talent as anyone in the game.”
84) ”Dhoni backed Jadeja to play aggressively and backed Ishant to bowl short. I have not seen a better Indian captain than him.”
