Aristotle Quotes

"People throw stones at you and you convert them into milestones."

"Don't stop chasing your dreams, because dreams do come true."

"As far as the World Cup is concerned, it is a process. We don't want to jump to the 50th floor straight away. We must start on the ground floor."

"If you remain humble, people will give you love and respect even after you have finished with the game. As a parent, I would be happier hearing people say, ‘Sachin is a good human being’ than ‘Sachin is a great cricketer’ any day."

"The key to handling pressure situations like these is to keep yourself steady, follow your instincts and think clearly."

"Chase your dreams ... but make sure you don't find shortcuts."

"Everyone at home was very supportive, but my father always said that all he wanted me to do was give it my best effort without worrying about the results."

"A champion team needs only a small window of opportunity to stage a fightback, something I had learnt over the years."

"When trying to save a match, the important thing is to set small targets. These can be as little as batting the next five overs, or the next hour, or even a session."

"I was part of a band of eleven fortunate men who had been given the duty of representing close to a billion Indians. It was an honour every aspiring cricketer lives for, to play for his country against the best of world cricket."

"Presence is actually very important in international sport. It is one thing just being there in the middle, but it is another making people aware of your presence."

"What mattered to me most when I was batting was feeling comfortable. As long as I felt comfortable, it didn't matter where I was playing or who I was playing against."

"We didn't have too many balls then and if they bounced over the walls of the terrace, I would quickly run down four floors and fetch them."

"I hate losing and cricket being my first love, once I enter the ground it's a different zone altogether and that hunger for winning is always there."