Dinesh Karthik Quotes

I'm going to have to pick my shots and play great tennis.

As a kid, I used to see how Sachin Tendulkar used to win matches under pressure for India in Sharjah or other places. So I was always keen to repeat the same in similar situations. I don't take pressure on myself when I am in the middle. I love pressure, and I always believe that pressure makes you more focused.

We all know how to play tennis. We all know how to hit the ball. It's more just about those details - managing all those early rounds and just managing yourself to make sure you're ready for whatever is coming up next.

I have the game for the pressure matches and now I just have to be consistent.

I had to prepare hard for number four because that's not where I batted all my life.

Some weeks, I'll go super-hard at practice for two straight days, but then the third day, something happens away from basketball, and I'll lose focus. I'll say, 'I just want to get through practice. I don't want to conquer it today.' But then I'll go home and realize I missed a chance to get better, and it'll bother me.

I've gone on streaks where I haven't shot the ball well here, but I was always making up for it in other areas, so it wasn't as big. It's just a part of the game. I got to do better with it.

That's what tournament football's all about. It's about finding your feet in the first game, finding what works, and gaining confidence.

Anyone can have a good day, but you have to be able to perform on a bad day.

Don’t let a first-set victory lead into a second-set slump

I just have to take it race by race, focus on what you can do, and the rest is out of your control.

I'm just going to do what I always do: train. And when it's time to fight, I go fight.

In sports, everything is a process.

I've opened throughout most of my career at Worcester. I understand there are guys in the team who have opened for a long time, more than me, with better records than me.

My preparation and my routine are the foundations to my success.

When you are not scoring runs for the last two-three games, then you need to get that form back; preparation is the best thing to do.

In a Champions League final you have to do your basics well but also be able to go above and beyond.

I always have to play very aggressive on the court. It's something that's easier said than done.

You have to just adjust to the conditions quickly because there is a big difference in 50-over and 20-over cricket, and if you back yourself, you will do well.

I just keep myself focused and try to prepare each week for our games.

That's been my challenge. Go out there and guard the best player and get it done on both ends. It's been working out pretty good for me. Just got to keep that thing going.

In international cricket you have to thrive on the big stage, you have to deal with the media and the pressure.

If you're in big-time situations all the time - like for me, high school was big-time situations, college, big time situations - you adapt.

I think to give everything I have on court is the best thing to do to win tournaments.

I think, as quarterback and as a football player, you always want to get better.