Prithvi Shaw Quotes

I am a huge fan of Sachin. He is not only a great cricketer but a humble human being as well.

It's a big responsibility to play an icon like Sunil Gavaskar.

In India, kids need someone to look up to. They've got it in cricket: they have Tendulkar and others.

It's always intimidating to meet an icon.

As a kid, we all have dreamt that we wanted to play with Sachinpaaji, and that dream has come true.

The best thing about Sachin Tendulkar is that he's completely rooted, down to earth, and a thorough gentleman. He's probably the best thing to have happened to Indian cricket and maybe Indian sport as a whole.

We are very happy to have Sachin as the Mumbai Indians Icon. I am sure the youngsters in the team will be delighted to have him around for guidance, and so would be the Mumbai Indians fans.

Johnny Unitas was my hero.

Back then, my idol was Bugs Bunny, because I saw a cartoon of him playing ball - you know, the one where he plays every position himself with nobody else on the field but him? Now that I think of it, Bugs is still my idol. You have to love a ballplayer like that.

Dirk Nowitzki has been my hero for many years.

Sachin Tendulkar was one of the fittest players.

Glenn McGrath's my hero, so I did a lot of reading on him when I was growing up.

Patrick Roy was my idol when I was growing up.

Kenny Bates is a legend.

Look at Virat Kohli, he is such a fantastic role model. India is a fortunate country. Every generation produces players who all of us cherish.

Playing with Wayne Rooney was a dream come true. He's a legend and a role model to me.

One of my heroes growing up was Darren Gough, he always made things happen and I wanted to be like him.

For me it is a matter of pride that I have been born in the age in the which Tendulkar is playing

MS Dhoni showed India what a tough man from a small town could dream and achieve. He has been a role model. Respect.

He (Roberto Clemente) is a hero to me.

As of now, Virat Kohli is the greatest batsman of the world

Derek Jeter seems like a cool dude.

I have been a huge fan of Sangakkara Sir, since I started watching cricket on the TV.

Every Olympics, when I was growing up and playing basketball, my parents and I made it a point to sit down and watch the U.S.A. compete. To join that team later, and play and practice one-on-one with David Robinson, Larry Bird, Chris Mullens and all these guys I looked up to, was a dream come true.

Stevie G is the best midfielder I've played with. He was an idol for me and for everyone who watched him play, but when you were together with him, and you see him training, it was different: he was even better.