Vijay Shankar Quotes

I hope I can live up to the faith that has been put in me to do a good job.

If you're a quarterback, you want everything on your shoulders. You want to be the one to make the decisions.

I think my lesson is to back yourself once you've been given a job. Far too often, I've been given a job and then doubted why I'm there.

I definitely see myself as a leader. One of the ways I've been lucky enough to lead and likely to continue to lead is just my actions and the way that I approach the game and working hard and being a player that steps up in big-time situations when plays need to be made.

I know that it is a huge responsibility to be the captain, the No. 10, but I like it. I like the responsibility, the pressure, and I like playing football.

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.

My teammates trust me to put the ball in the basket when it counts.

I play better when guys depend on me.

I think bravery is to get on the ball and be bold enough and confident enough to try things when everyone is looking at you and the pressure is on and people are expecting you to win.

A captain has to be able to look a player in the eye before he starts his run-up or goes out to bat.

I'm ready to accept the pressures of captaincy.

I feel like I'm a guy you can give the ball to, and I'll run with it.

At some point in life's journey, professionally and personally, we have to be able to trust our preparation.

I feel I rise to the occasion when the pressure's on my shoulders.

All of management is about self-confidence

Trust gives you the permission to give people direction, get everyone aligned, and give them the energy to go get the job done. Trust enables you to execute with excellence and produce extraordinary results. As you execute with excellence and deliver on your commitments, trust becomes easier to inspire, creating a flywheel of performance.

I have picked the very, very best deputy that I could. David Parker is a fantastic guy. He's a person who I trust absolutely. He's got a wonderful sense for policy. He will be great on organisation, and I know that I could not have a better deputy.

I think the most important thing about coaching is that you have to have a sense of confidence about what you're doing.

You've got to coach worrying about your entire team: whether that gets you a championship or whether that gets you fired. I think it allows you to coach free. You're coaching with freedom because you know you're doing what you think is right.

When they come here, what we are looking for them to do is step up to the plate, take responsibility and get the big innings, the centuries - or take a lead with the ball.

For good or ill, I'm a person of leadership. I do my best. I don't dodge responsibility.

I feel like I've really earnt my stripes - I feel ready to play a lead. I would just love to prove I'm good enough to carry a project.

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist.

In the IPL, you are often single-handedly responsible for the fortunes of your team. It makes you more responsible as a player.

My job is to build that belief in every coach and every owner, that they can put the franchise in my hands and I can take it uphill from there. Obviously, everyone wants to be No. 1, but I'm not going to campaign. I'm just going to go out and show what I've got.