Gautam Gambhir Quotes

I believed and still believe that success is only part of the story. It makes you want to get better and better so as not to let yourself down and not to let the people down who like what you do and you don't waste your success.

I try to focus on myself and focus on my team, and the individual accolades will come.

I want me and my teammates to go as far as we can and to be the best players that we all can be.

Of course I want to get even better. I will work as hard as I can to be able to help the team even more.

You know, I have a responsibility to my team that if I'm going to be on the floor, then I have to make a difference.

I've been around enough to know what it takes to get a team to reach its potential, and I want players who want to reach their potential.

My old coach used to say that if you were in it for the match, if you were in it for the trophies, you were in it for the wrong reasons.

I think each one of us has committed to improving.

The last thing I think I am is perfect. I'm just trying to do the best job I can. I'm trying to be the best father I can to my kids. I'm trying to do the best job I can running my business.

There was no question that in our house doing well, doing it the right way, school, sports - there was an expectation. One of the things I've taken away from that is that I'm unafraid to expect a fair amount from people. It makes them so much better - you're doing them a disservice if you don't.

I just really just try to get better as a player every week, just focusing on the team we have to play this week, and just trying to do whatever is best for the team that week.

I've matured since joining United, on and off the field.

I think athletically I can be okay with any role, but I'm willing to go over and beyond for my work. My fan base is so strong and loyal, and they wanna see me evolve. I'm where I'm supposed to be and I want to challenge myself with the people that are doing it real big.

For me, I've learned that the best thing is to focus on the team you play for and yourself and what you need to do.

One of my biggest influences of all time would probably be one of my soccer coaches, Coach Darlington, from high school. He was always trying to get me to push myself really hard. No excuses. I always hated him, but it paid off. I think that's what life is all about... when you push through the hard stuff and it pays off.

One of the widest gaps in human experience is the gap between what we say we want to be and our willingness to discipline ourselves to get there.

I've just got to go in there and get some quality at-bats and do my job and help the team win any way I can.

Obviously, you're being evaluated every single week, and you want to perform every single week. It's just going out there and doing everything possible to help the team win.

I never really thought of myself as a captain. I always thought of myself as a guy trying to win games, a guy who could look back and have no regrets.

If things are not going well on the field, then it's up to me to lead by example.

To me, there's no honor to say, 'I'm going to start.' As long as you're getting minutes, you're closing games, that shows more of the value to the team than to say you're a starter.

As a captain and as a player I wanted to lead the team well and score runs, because I know the team still depends on me very much.

My individual role is to take the innings as deep as I can and perform in a way that benefits the team most.

I try every day to grow more and to help the team so we can do well.

I try to prove that I am an important player every day and game after game.