A small-town boy who dreamed of playing cricket for India on an international level, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is a household name for all cricket lovers. He is a great inspiration for people dreaming big, wanting to succeed in their venture. His quotes have helped many in being confident and not losing hope. Born in a middle-class family, since childhood, he had a desire to play cricket. He used to play football when his school instructor saw his wicket skills and asked him to join the school cricket team.
He went through various struggles both personally and professionally and emerged as a world-renowned international cricket player through sheer hard work and determination. He has always inspired and motivated his fans and fellow cricket players to do the same as well. Even while he was doing a job as a ticket examiner, he did not let that disrupt his practice sessions.
Under his leadership, India won the World Cup after a thrilling game in 2011. He has been awarded many prestigious awards like PadmaBhushan and also the PadmaShri. The path towards becoming a sportsperson was never an easy one, but he never gave up. Here are some of his most inspirational quotes on life and career.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni Quotes
- Strong characters are needed in the game.
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- I live in the present with an eye on the future.
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- If you play cricket for India, money is bound to come, and with IPL in and match money of the Ranjhi trophy, I think money is there. There’s no good reason why you should not work hard, because at the end of the day, you want to play for your country.
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- Whether a player has played one match or a hundred, we should give him respect for what he has achieved and leave it at that.
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- I don’t think I will ever make my all-time greatest India team. You cannot compare one era with another, as they will be different.
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- One of my theories is to be captain on the field and off the field, you need to totally enjoy each other’s company. I don’t like discussing cricket off the field.
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- Finishing is one of the most difficult things to do in cricket. A player can’t be a finisher in just 6 months or one year. You have to be used to that responsibility, keeping on doing what is required from you over a period of time.
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- I believe in giving more than 100% on the field, and I don’t really worry about the result if there’s great commitment on the field. That’s victory for me.
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- If you are good at studies, and you want to play cricket, you may work harder than any other person, but you may not achieve it. So it’s something you have to balance in life and be practical where you are good and then channelise your efforts in the right direction to be successful in life.
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- I care most about how people live their lives, what choices they make, and how they get the best from themselves.
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- I don’t mind repeating everything.
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- I am in the hands of Deori Maa. Every time I come to Ranchi, I visit her temple. I still remember my first visit.
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- The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mindset of a batsman.
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- You learn a lot more when you’re going through a rough period compared to the good times when everything goes your way.
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- Getting up quite late in the morning, going and trying to clean my bikes – I have quite a few of them in Ranchi – spending some time with my family, my parents and friends. Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel – that’s my favorite time-pass. These are the sort of things that really excite me.
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- I love being in the present. When I was playing for my school, the only thing I wanted to do was get selected for the under-16 or the under-19 district teams. When I was selected for the district, I would think about the next level, which was getting selected for the state side. I’m a person who lives very in the moment.
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- I love my country. I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order.
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- Our biggest strength has always been the fans. All over, wherever we have gone, CSK has got support.
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- Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. It is about being in difficult scenarios, knowing what worked, what did not work, and then taking a decision.
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- I never allow myself to be pressured.
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- When you help sports persons achieve their full potential, you propel the sporting quotient of the entire country.
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- It’s important to learn and not repeat the same mistakes. What’s done is done.
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- Everybody has views in life, and it should be respected.
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- What’s more important is, rather than looking at it from a commercial point of view, what we have to make sure is, where there’s existence of the sport, it keeps on increasing there, and at the same time, you look at some of the other countries where there’s the prospect of playing cricket.
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- If you don’t really have a dream, you can’t really push yourself; you don’t really know what the target is.
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- I have always believed that process is more important than results.
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- What is important is to have a positive intent right from the start, and positive intent doesn’t always mean looking for the big shots. Positive intention when it comes to defending a ball or looking for a single.
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- Cricket is not everything, not by any means, but it is a large part of who I am.
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- I love to be in the moment. I love to analyses things a bit.
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- For me, it’s important to build good partnerships rather than score centuries. Once, you have those partnerships, you will also get centuries.
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- You go through tough times. What I personally believe in is you should forget the stats. But also, it pushes you to see the areas where you have to work on to be a consistent team.
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- You need to perform consistently, and if you’re raising the standard, you have to stand by it. You have to keep on doing well.
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- A lot of things have changed since I made my debut in 2004. The way cricket is played has changed. The kind of players that are coming in the Indian team are drastically different than what we were used to. My role is quite the same. You only evolve with time, and that’s what I am trying to do.
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- Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicket keeping.
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- As a skipper, when you try to manipulate the field, you need to see the strengths of the fast bowlers.
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Conclusion
Mahendra Singh Dhoni, being a small-town boy, saw a dream that many feared to dream of. His hard-working spirit has not only helped him but helped India compete with some brilliant cricket teams of other countries and emerge victoriously. He dared to dream and had the courage to fulfill it as well. He always inspires and motivates his followers to do the same and turn their dream into reality.
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