Quotes from Kapil Dev

As I enter a new phase of life and my circle broadens, I start learning new things.

I feel that World Cup cricket should be played like football in which all the 160 countries take part. If only a handful of countries are going to keep on playing in the World Cup without making the game popular, I will be a sad man.

No cricket should be played for at least a month anywhere in the world after a World Cup.

Virat Kohli has so far shown that he has more ability and talent than anybody else, and if he can play till 32 or 34 with same fitness and without injuries, he will come to a point where not even Vivian Richards neither Sachin Tendulkar had such a record.

When you are growing up, everyone will help you. When you reach the top, everyone will start pulling you down. The same people who help you will be the same people who try to pull you down.

Let me clarify it through the national news agency that I am not joining Aam Aadmi Party. There has been reports that I will be officially joining AAP, but I can assure you that nothing of that sort is happening.

The next generation has always been and will be better than the previous one. If it is not, then the world would not be moving forward.

There is inspiration all around us.

I am not too intelligent.

People never expected a boy from a small town to have a life like I did.

I wasn't a ladies' man.

If your work becomes a source of enjoyment and a challenge, it will never seem like work - it will be fun. If you ever feel that your work is a burden, there is no point carrying on with it.

My role models have kept on changing.

Speed can't always get you wickets.

Fast bowling is an art, like spin bowling.

Spirituality lies in what you do and how you do it and not what result you get.

When I was a boy, cricket was very, very English. Anyone who spoke English and anyone from a big town could play. And that was it.

Sports should not become routine. It should be about passion.

Maybe a day will come when we may have to just put on a pair of glasses and see sports events.

As a sportsman, my aim was to help sportspersons grow. The idea is to see what is good for sport rather than what's good for individuals.

When you have to work, work with a smile.

It is always nice when you are honoured. The Lifetime award makes me feel old. I am only 55.

Try and understand: cricket was played by Commonwealth countries only; now it has started in other countries as well, and I am proud of that.

One can't feel old in a day or overnight!