If you Indians eat chilli it doesn t really bother you But if we Australians eat chilli it burns our mouth which is the same while playing spin

Riding a bicycle makes you impotent. That’s why I carry a bicycle seat in my pocket—because it’s better than wearing a condom.

I like wooden shoes—John Wooden. They are better for playing basketball. Nail them to the hardwood floor for increased shooting efficiency.

Men forget everything; women remember everything That s why men need instant replays in sports They ve already forgotten what happened Rita Rudne

Sports just happen to be excellent for avoiding foreign-language stage fright and developing lasting friendships while still sounding like Tarzan.

If you make lots of little changes to your lifestyle, you’ll need to make time to have some fun too, otherwise life can get a little boring.

Cricket needs brightening up a bit My solution is to let players drink at the beginning of the game not after It always works in our picnic matches

I have enjoyed when a gorgeous cricket ball declines the advances of my cricket bat But loaded with the perseverance of a sincere lover my bat wins

Tennis taught me to take chances, to take life as it comes. To hit every ball that comes to me no matter how hard it looks, to give it my best shot.

We old athletes carry the disfigurements and markings of contests remembered only by us and no one else. Nothing is more lost than a forgotten game.

Tendulkar's genius is of an order that the average player cannot comprehend. Dravid's greatness is not just comprehensible, it is reassuring

If you are going to throw a club it is important to throw it ahead of you down the fairway so you don t have to waste energy going back to pick it up

There's something about putting on a pair of skates, and getting out there and moving like nobody else can. Freedom is a word that comes to mind.

He's probably the only player who doesn't play for 10 months and, if he scores a hat trick in his first game back, no one would be surprised.

As athletes we re used to reacting quickly Here it s come stop come stop There s a lot of downtime That s the toughest part of the day -Michael Jordan