Mithali Raj Quotes

This stupid celebrity thing is just a consequence of being good at what you do. I mean, no one would photograph David Beckham if he wasn't the best attacking midfielder in the country - much as I hate Man. U!

I like to extend myself as an actress and David really helped me.

Sure, it does help you get into a room, but at the end of the day, you have to be able to deliver, and you have to be talented, because they're not going to hire me because my dad is David Cassidy, who was famous in the '70s.

The 'Natmeg' from England's Natalie Sciver attracted a lot of attention as a brilliant piece of improvisation, which requires every bit as much talent as a Tillakaratne Dilshan 'scoop,' or a Jos Buttler 'ramp' shot.

As a manager, you can only worry about those who can get on the bus, and those are the fit ones. Injuries and illnesses mean opportunities for others.

I believe it's a wrong conclusion to draw that Indians can't play spin bowling.

One needs to have variations. You won't survive if you don't have one - especially playing in India, as they are good players of spin.

You can call it my bias or love for Harbhajan but if you are picking three best spinners in the country, he's got to be among them. Harbhajan is one bowler who should be playing all three formats of the game.

Well, I've admired Anil Kumble for making optimum use of his talent, loved the tenacity of Rahul Dravid, I say wow to the free-flowing style of AB de Villiers, admired Virat Kohli for the phenomenal way he prepares and his unbelievable ability to finish matches... I also enjoy watching Rohit Sharma bat... See, it's not about one individual.

As the director, to have the opportunity to work with actors of the calibre of David Oyelewo is just fantastic and special.

I don't think age matters. In cricket, if you have the skill, you can go on playing.

Letizia Gambi is a stunning vocalist

If he were on fire, he couldn't act as if he were burning. He can't out-act me on the big screen.

There are probably guys who could be superstars but aren't because they didn't work at it.

I like being tested. I get as scared as anyone. But the feeling of putting yourself on the line, betting on your talent and having it work; that's the most exhilarating feeling in the world.

Super-successf ul people aren’t the most gifted people in their fields. They just work, study and practice more than the competition.

Talent is everywhere, winning attitude is not.

My passion is acting, and has always been. It's what brought me to this point of being able to diversify and do other things, and I hope it's something I'll continue to have a passion for.

I like producing but acting is the quintessential me, and I'm probably better at that than I am at anything. My heart has always been in the movies.

To me, I feel like basketball and hip-hop have always been kinda conjoined because they're very similar in their competitive nature, you know what I'm sayin'? It's about technical skill, and then there's just God-given talent.

I love acting, and doing it well matters to me.

I want to be believable in anything I take on.

The best player in the world; whenever Iniesta is on the pitch he creates a spectacle.

We all have a vast number of areas in which we have no talent or skill and little chance of becoming even mediocre. In those areas a knowledge workers should not take on work, jobs and assignments. It takes far more energy to improve from incompetence to mediocrity than it takes to improve from first-rate performance to excellence.

No matter how much technique you draw on or how much training you have, acting is a mystery.