Growing up as a high jumper, I said if I could ever jump 2.40, I'd be pretty satisfied with my career. It's definitely a barrier for high jumpers.
You hit .350 you're a leader. You hit .250 and you're not.
If the car is capable of finishing eighth, then I want to get the most out of the car and put it eighth. If the car is only capable of finishing 13th to start the year, then that has to be our goal.
I apply the three gag rule, which is if I can read a script without gagging more than three times, then maybe I can say yes to this job.
For any cultural performance involving me, the response from Kolkata is the most critical. If I pass here, I will pass elsewhere.
I didn't realize how slow my four-year-old MacBook was until the web team wanted to start using it as the benchmark for a slow computer experience.
You enjoy that as a player, though, going up against the best, just try and see how you stack up.
Either a player accepts competition or they say they absolutely need to play. For a player to have an open door, I have to have, at the same position, an element that is just as good or even better.
I don't think a coach becomes the right coach until he wins a championship.
I just write... if it's really good, it's going on the record. If it's average, it's going in the trash.
Men's cricket sets the bar. We are always trying to reach where they set the standard.
The songs I write should only be gauged by what other writers or peers are doing today. If the barometer for all songwriters was to match his body of work, then anyone you might mention alive or dead is a failure. But I've learned to not be too hung up on what's fair or not fair.
The only two times we have peaked above world average is when we got to No. 1 in the world in 2011 and when we got to No. 2 in the world in 2004 under Michael Vaughan.
