I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying. Rahul Dravid More Quotes by Rahul Dravid More Quotes From Rahul Dravid There is no substitute to taking a lot of a catches as a youngster if you want to do slip catching - you've got to catch, catch, catch. And more than doing the normal stuff, you have to vary your catching - you've got to take some catches with the tennis ball, you got to take some closer, some further away. Rahul Dravid tennisballswant I leave with sadness, but also with pride. Rahul Dravid cricketsadnesspride What drew me towards team sport were the camaraderie and friendship. The chance to celebrate victory and success with a group of other people is something I have enjoyed doing. Rahul Dravid teamsportspeople Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe. Rahul Dravid skillsimportanthelping I think credibility, irrespective of what you do, if you are in public life, then it is important. Rahul Dravid credibilityimportantthinking You get an image in the first couple of years of your career, and then whether you like it or not, you are stuck with it for the rest of your life. Rahul Dravid careerscoupleyears On the onside, first there is God, then Sourav Ganguly. Rahul Dravid gangulyfirsts A career in sport is almost impossible to manage without the support, and guidance, and reassurance of family and friends. During tough times, and there always are, this is whom we go to. Rahul Dravid supportcareerssports In a cricket career, your life is in some ways controlled for you. You have no control over schedules, you have no control about where you want to play, you don't have control over that as a cricketer. Rahul Dravid schedulescareersplay 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. Rahul Dravid elementsradiojam I was given a talent to play cricket. I don't know why I was given it. But I was. I owe it to all those who wish it had been them to give of my best, every day. Rahul Dravid wishplaygiving Administrators are there because of the fans and the cricketers to run this game, so credibility of a game, or a board, or even a government for that matter, is important irrespective of what you do. If you are in public life it is important. Rahul Dravid governmentgamesrunning Sachin Tendulkar is already a 'Bharat Ratna' for Indian people because of his phenomenal success and the manner in which he has served Indian cricket for years. Rahul Dravid cricketpeopleyears There are so many fans and so many people who care deeply about this game, and it is because of these fans that we are who we are as cricketers. Rahul Dravid fansgamespeople Playing in the same team as Sachin is a huge honour. His balance of mind, shrewd judgment, modesty and, above all, his technical brilliance make him my all-time hero. You can't get a more complete cricketer than Sachin. He has everything that a cricketer needs to have Rahul Dravid teamheromind I was in the hockey team in school, played football. One of the challenges for me was to make the team feel better. It helped me evolve, so batting at different positions was never a problem. Rahul Dravid teamfootballschool I am not the only intense or intellectual cricketer. I played with other cricketers who could be pretty intense and intellectual. Rahul Dravid cricketersintenseintellectual I thought about cricket a lot. I needed to get out of this bubble of mine. I found it in books and conversations with other people about other things. I was a curious person, and this was my release. I like being challenged intellectually. I hated at the end of the day to talk cricket to someone else. Rahul Dravid end-of-the-daydaycricketpeople Even though it's a shortened format of the game, Twenty20 allows people with different skills to play in a team and play their specific roles. Obviously there's not too much time to waste balls, but if you look at guys who play well in the top six, they have a fairly decent amount of good cricketing ability. Rahul Dravid goodyoutimepeople Growing up, in my under-15 days I used to be a wicketkeeper, and that carried on till I was 17. Then I started focusing on my batting and moved on. I got into the Ranji team quite early, and generally, as a youngster, the first place you are put in is at bat-pad and short leg, so you had to work on your close-in fielding straightaway. Rahul Dravid placeyouteamwork
