Sourav Ganguly Quotes

Dhoni Is The Best Captain I Have Played Under

Sachin is the soul of Mumbai Indians, and I am sure he will guide Bhajji as he takes on the responsibility of captaining Mumbai Indians.

Generals don't panic; then the troops never panic.

Nervenstarke means that no matter the situation, I have to show my teammates that I remain prepared and confident and there for them. They have to feel my Nervenstarke.

The oldest pitcher acquires confidence in his ballclub - he doesn't try to do it all himself.

Raymond Floyd. The man knows how to control situations. He was experienced. He didn't let me get overly excited; he kept me in check. It allowed me to free myself up, and I played really well with him.

Anyway, I've never been captain in 16 years in the NHL. But that didn't stop me being a leader in my own way.

I had the benefit of being guided by Lew Wasserman. I think part of being a mentor is you have to have confidence in the people you're guiding and mentoring.

Nasser Hussain was skipper when I first played for England and a massive influence. He showed me a lot of faith.

As a player, I always felt confident that if I was caIm, my teammates knew, 'He's going to do something to help us win.' As a coach, my hands are really tied. I got to believe in my players. If they see I'm calm, they'll believe I trust them, which I do.

When I first became captain of the Indian cricket team in 2000, many well-wishers and journalist friends gifted me the classic Mike Brearley book, 'The Art of Captaincy.' I mean no disrespect to the book or Mr, Brearley, who I admire a great deal, but books or team meetings don't make you good captains.

As a captain I think tactically I've been quite good.

Imran never lost faith in us as players, individually and as a team, and that gave us the confidence to win. He was a leader par excellence, and Pakistan have seen none like him.

The support of the coaches Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly... Their experience as a captain, along with the belief they instill in us, is great.

When you have done your job well at the training ground, when you know your player is following you, there is no reason to stress the match day.

It's hard for anyone or any situation to rattle me, as a quarterback and a person.

Playing as captain of Juve and the national team, with 500 games for Juve and 100 for the national team, it gives you a different serenity.

It's nice to have someone at the helm who can give you piece of mind and does not panic.

Going out on the field frantic isn't going to help you score points. You have to try to lead your team.

Every decision he made, I think everybody bought into it. Whether you understood it or not, you bought into it. Because he's a champion. He's won five of these or something like that, so you've got to trust a guy that's been here before and his view for our team.

To get the best out of your men, they must feel that you are their real leader and must know that they can depend upon you.

Dhoni is the greatest captain of our country. His record is proof of that.

I always say the time to worry about flying is when you're on the ground. If you don't trust the captain, don't go.

Sourav's calm and assured presence sets him apart. His captaincy is of a high order but he bats sensibly and reads situations well. I hope Sourav too becomes a World Cup wining captain.

I knew I was in good hands [with Didier Dubot] and we could accomplish whatever I had in mind.