Quotes from Virender Sehwag

We don't need to run 5-6 kms, even in a Test match.

Many stories come from the dressing room that one doesn't speak when you are playing but can do once retired.

My style is my strength. It is my natural game. That is how I grew up and scored most of my runs.

When a person becomes satisfied, he doesn't run after things, doesn't worry about it, and doesn't make efforts.

When I play a cover-drive, I play it to score runs.

It doesn't matter whether you move your feet or not; if your head is still and body is in balance, you can score lots of runs. This I learned from Tendulkar.

Anyone in the game can make any score.

When I grew up, I tried to score off every ball, be it a 10-over-match, a 20-over, or even a Test match. If I stay in the wicket for, say, about 30 minutes, I want to make the most of it and score maximum runs possible. You never know when you get out; try to score as much possible before that.

I would like to thank all my captains who believed in me and backed me to the hilt. I also thank our greatest partner, the Indian cricket fan, for all the love, support, and memories.

My shot selection has to be good to score big runs.

I think if you think so much, you simply cannot bat.

I always tell myself to bat the full day, and if there is a ball to be hit, just hit it.

Like life, the beauty of sports is that no two periods are identical.

As for my batting, the best part about it is I have never changed it. I have never changed my thinking, I have never changed my batting style.

It doesn't matter if you have one billion rupees in your bank account or one rupee. This is one life you get, and you'd rather spend it enjoying whatever you have, rather than thinking, 'Oh, I should have scored seven more runs, or I should get more money.'

I don't like to party. I like to spend time with family on my birthday.

I don't bother about image.

I write what I like. I don't bother what people think about it.

There were a lot of players who gave me suggestions when I was young. At times, they were very good suggestions, and I took them seriously, applied them to my batting, and got success after that.

No Indian wants their sports persons to get left behind or any particular sports to get left behind.

Every player has his own mantra of working on his physique.

I batted with contact lenses in the IPL while playing for Delhi Daredevils. I wasn't picking the ball early. So I went back to the glasses.

Only great players can have two shots for one ball, like Tendulkar does, and a big reason is that he picks the ball very early.

I am the superstitious kind: I never praise a shot because I fear the moment I do so, the batsman gets out.