K. L. Rahul Quotes

Playing at different positions is a challenge, and I've always believed that I can play in any situation and at any number in the batting order.

I'm looking forward to the new challenge that playing T20 cricket in England will bring.

Hashim Amla is someone that stands out. He's a world-class player and I have not had a huge amount of success against him.

It's very frustrating when you don't always get the right kind of rub - you watch tennis and know if you play better than the other guy, you win. But that's the game we play. It can create mini-upsets.

Wimbledon is not the easiest tournament in which to make a comeback.

I feel no matter who I'm going against that I can get open in a number of ways.

The mind is absolutely instrumental in achieving results, even for athletes. Sports psychology is a very small part, but it's extremely important when you're winning and losing races by hundredths and even thousandths of a second.

I was on the sideline with a knee injury and when I came back, I wanted to play at the best level I could. And that's the case for a lot of players, they want the chance to play against the best competition.

You see so many different personalities and mind-sets in the world of sports, just like you do with actors.

You should be able to have good matches against anybody.

What position didn't I play last season?

It was time to raise the bar higher, or lower if you're doing limbo.

I played professional level sports. When you're playing for money, it's a whole other level.

When you're competing, you don't have the choice of what the weather will be like. It really doesn't affect me. I ran one of my fastest times in the New York Diamond League meeting last year. It was raining pretty hard then.

To play in the men's tournaments I have to keep getting stronger and get more distance.

I will become the greatest, because all travellers have to be able to adapt. That quality, adaptability, is essential to that way of life. Not many boxers have it but I can adapt before a fight to the opponent, during the fight if necessary.

Half this game is 90 percent mental.

I managed just five Tests between 2004 and 2006.

Playing a best of five-set match, you can always bounce back, even if you lose the first set.

The best players have the mental advantage throughout the league.

You need different skills to do well in 50-overs cricket. You need completely different skills to do well in Test cricket. You need different skills to do well in T20 cricket. It is not the same.

That is what Test cricket is about, adapting to different conditions around the world.

In Europe, being fast, being strong, playing only with your quality, you are going to struggle against teams that prepare.

I had some moments in my career where I'd walk on the court, and I look around and feel, 'Oh, I'm the best one out here.' But then you go on another court, and you could be the worst player out there.

I think what we focus on is every game is a different challenge, and you have to find ways to put yourself in position to win, and you have to have a resourcefulness, and it's not always going to go according to play.