K. L. Rahul Quotes

If someone thinks, 'I'll spend the off season working on my fitness and I'll come back a better cricketer,' I don't think that's enough. You need to spend a lot of time working on your skills and honing your skills.

I think the more you practise batting, follow the drills, the better you get.

I work hard on my game.

The one thing about being an athlete, say you are struggling with throwing a comeback route, well, then you go out and practice it. You throw it 100 times a day, and you get better at it, and you see those improvements pretty rapidly.

Athletic skills are acquired over a long period of time and after countless hours of practice.

Sometimes fitness is a good thing to have, but you have to recognise that fitness takes you only so far, and skills are the most important thing. Fitness just helps you execute those cricketing skills for longer and more consistently, maybe.

To be the best, you need to spend hours and hours and hours running, hitting the speed bag, lifting weights and focusing on training.

I can't stress the importance of working hard enough, work on all aspects of your game. If you does that and you have the ability, you'll come through.

Training is such a vital part of preparation for a game, you really do train to play. It tops up your ability, like sharpening a carving knife. You can get away with not doing it for a while, as long as you have reached a certain standard of fitness.

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.

My main focus is on my game.

The thing about tennis is if you stay off for two weeks, or just for three days, you can lose your rhythm quickly. So it's just a question of constant diligence and vigilance.

I'm always trying to improve whether by being more consistent, accurate, fitter or able to bowl longer spells.

Some guys get by on natural athletic ability. And then when they reach a certain point, they got to put in the time before and after practice and in the off-season.

My job is to get out there and try to become the best basketball player I can be.

I will keep working on different aspects of my games. It's not so easy, and I need to work on every stroke.

What I would do after training is stay half an hour and kick the ball against a wall with my weaker foot over and over again to make sure it gets stronger. And young players should remember that everything comes from the base of hard work, so never give up.

The older you get, the longer your jump shot becomes.

I've improved a lot in every part of the game.

For me, I need to bowl lots of overs in order to start getting back into form - much like a batsman needs to hit a lot of balls.

The closer I got to Essex 2nds, the more technical I got with my batting.

Playing sports is a craft that has to be worked on and perfected just like anything else.

I box two to three times a week. I don't like going to the gym because it's boring. I really like boxing because you have to combine concentration and imagination. I feel like I'm actually learning something that's useful.

Swing has always been my strength, and I am also working hard on it.

I got my ball-handling skills naturally. I know I can get better, and I will get better, but it's something I was born with.