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.

I have failed at times, but I have never stopped trying.

No dream is ever chased alone.

You don't play for revenge, you play for respect & pride

If you don't ask for the best, you don't get it.

Even if my grandchildren don’t remember the fact that I scored 10,000 runs in Test and ODI cricket, I am confident that they will remember that Sachin Tendulkar used to be my team-mate.

You don't win or lose the games bcoz of 11 you select. You win or lose with what those 11 do on the field.

Unwanted honking not only irritates others, but may also end up causing accidents. Drivers lose cool and it may result in road rage.

Pravin Tambe is bigger inspiration than me for young cricketers

I am what I am. I have not deliberately built an image for myself.

I was like every other boy in India, with a dream of playing for my country. Yet I could never have imagined a journey so long and so fulfilling. No dream is ever chased alone.

Truth, at times is just an accepted opinion

I decide to release myself the only way I can imagine: I pee my pants.

Put yourself in the driver seat by designing the best attitude possible to help you get where you need and want to go.

Superiority to fate is difficult to gain 'tis not conferred of any but possible to earn.

At a certain age you're always uncertain how other people will take you.

I don't know, Alexander, sometimes it gets so bad you can't think of nothing better to do than make it worse.

I make two movies a year to take care of the butcher and the baker and the school fees. Then I try to write, but it's not that easy. Acting is what's easy.

You can't go wrong with some nuts. The key word is 'some.' Eat them one at a time, not by the handful.

Every artist, as child of his age, is impelled to express the spirit of his age.

I originally wanted to be F. Scott Fitzgerald, but failed.