I never played for records. If I had played for records, then I would have had many more runs against my name. If, by your performance, the team wins, then that is what is most gratifying. Mohammad Azharuddin More Quotes by Mohammad Azharuddin More Quotes From Mohammad Azharuddin Allah is with people who show patience. If you are down in the dumps, Allah will help you if you have belief. But this is a personal thing between you and him. You can't fool Allah. Mohammad Azharuddin you fool patience people What has happened has happened. What is done cannot be undone. There is no point in looking back and ruminating over the past. I am a forward-looking man. I want to look ahead; I want to put my past behind me. I want to make my country proud. Mohammad Azharuddin i-am me man looking-back Emotionally, I depend only on myself. My strong belief in the Almighty carries me. Mohammad Azharuddin depend myself me strong My uncle used to play cricket. I got used to the game at home. As kids we used to all wonder seeing the bats lying around the house. As we grew older, we realised what the game was all about, and then our interest in the game grew. Mohammad Azharuddin uncle game cricket home People are going to write things about you, but you have to take the good with the bad, so you shouldn't take it very seriously. If you take it to heart, it'll get very difficult to deal with. So, just take it with a pinch of salt. Mohammad Azharuddin good you heart people After the match-fixing allegations, the one thing I had was patience. It took a lot of time for the courts to come to a verdict regarding the case. Sometimes, there were adjournments, but during that time, I had patience. We fought very hard, and finally justice prevailed, and we got the right verdict. Mohammad Azharuddin justice time patience sometimes When you are on the field, you know exactly what is happening out there. You are in charge. You have to make the right choices. No one can decide for you. Mohammad Azharuddin decide know you choices I have always been communicative. I can't help it if I have been misunderstood. Sometimes, people don't like straight answers. Mohammad Azharuddin help always sometimes people I like being to the point. It is not my nature to talk too much or indulge in loose talk. I like being brief, and beyond a certain point, I have nothing to say. Mohammad Azharuddin say nothing too-much nature Cricket has given me everything. If I'm anything today, it is because of the game... where I have given blood, sweat, and tears. Mohammad Azharuddin game me cricket today When you are scoring runs, you automatically become a good leader because you are armed with so much confidence. If you struggle with your performance, then it becomes very difficult for a leader to perform his role. Mohammad Azharuddin good you confidence struggle I always thought that I played better when I was the captain. If you look at my record during the six years I was captain - except for a couple of series - I did very well. Mohammad Azharuddin better thought look you At times, you are mentally but not physically prepared; at times, you are physically but not mentally prepared. I would be lying if I said it doesn't affect your performance. But the sooner you get over it, the better. So you discipline yourself. That is why fitness counts. Mohammad Azharuddin yourself you discipline fitness Mentally, I am very strong; physically I am very strong. I think that keeps me going. That keeps me strong all the time. Mohammad Azharuddin i-am think me time When you want to do something, you have to do it whole-heartedly. Mohammad Azharuddin something you want When you bat, you need to have a lot of patience. I started training for it from the age of eight or nine. So, I knew what I needed when I stepped on the field to bat. Mohammad Azharuddin you training age patience I never say no to any event that is associated with education. Mohammad Azharuddin event say never education I used to take long walks in England. The second time I went there, it helped me to lose a lot of weight. When I wasn't playing, I used to spend the whole day walking. Going from shop to shop. Mohammad Azharuddin day me time long I think when you are playing at the international level, there is so much television exposure that people are looking at your weaknesses and strengths, and you need to fox them at times. You have got to do something different. Mohammad Azharuddin looking you people television My strength is my humility. When you are humble, people like you. Mohammad Azharuddin you strength humble people
