Rahul Dravid Quotes

I have had to work really hard at white-ball cricket. It doesn't come naturally to me, I was a slow batsman; I worked hard on my game and fitness.

When I came into Test cricket, I was good but not as good as I am now.

Obviously you've got God-given talent to do things that a lot of people can't do but I actually put the body of work in to get stronger, get faster, trying to work on my technique, trying to do little things that people usually don't do, just trying to improve my game.

As people do a task, they improve at it.

I started to practise shooting more seriously, more than once a week. I wasn't very good at it before, but I got a lot better. I've also become a little bit stronger on the tracks, too, which has increased my chances of success.

Whether it's learning to hit a backhand in tennis, learning high school chemistry, or getting better at ski racing, I really believe with hard work and analytic preparation, you can skip a few steps and find the faster way.

All I have to do is to work on transition and technique.

Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.

Every time you go out on the ice, there are slight flaws. You can always think of something you should have done better. These are the things you must work on.

There's different aspects of the game you have got to pick up along the way. I think I am picking it up fairly quickly and I'm learning all the time and I can only get better.

You try to figure out the best way to throw the shot put, or the perfect way to long jump, and you don't ever get it. You just chip away, chip away, chip away as time goes on.

As long as I'm playing week in week out, I'm going to become a better player.

I want to get better and better at my craft.

To be able to perform at a high level, to be able to do things that no other fighter can do, you have to practice it. And the only way you can practice is by sparring, by fighting another man.

You have to always work on your batting as you are never perfect. I am working on my batting every day and trying to perfect a few shots that will help me score all around the world.

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

Anytime that you're getting games in, you're going to get better.

Whether I'm playing right now or not, I still have an opportunity to get better in practice. It's like sharpening my blade.

I look to improve every time I play, whether batting or bowling.

Of course, on the road with me, I've got my coach, my own private physiotherapist. Back home, I have another coach who coaches me and also does all my racquets. I have a fitness trainer. I have a mental coach. It's a pretty big team.

A company gets better at the things it practices.

There are so many things that I've just continued to get better at in my game.

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

A lot of players are naturally talented, but you also have to work to improve yourself.

I think since I've focussed on my form more my shot has been better.