Quotes from Gautam Gambhir

I know that my job is to score runs, and I will continue to do that.

Being an impatient guy, even off the field, I would always look to score runs and score them quickly. Sometimes I panic if runs are not coming.

People who are talking about banning IPL, they should think about many other things that are troubling the country. People who want to look after IPL will do.

No one can act like Bachchan saab or bat like Virender Sehwag.

To me, form is not about scoring runs but how you feel about your game. Sometimes the runs are not there, but you know you are batting well, and that is good form for me.

When I go on to the field, it is also like my office. I have to give my 100 per cent, and I have to be really committed to it. It's all about winning.

I have been brought up watching the 'Rocky' series and 'First Blood' series. I am obviously a big fan of Sylvester Stallone.

A bowler will always say it's a batsman's game.

I love watching movies. I am a big movie buff.

I am a very strong believer in one thing. The more physically fit you are, the more mentally fit you get.

Obviously, you want to get big runs. But then, as a captain, you want to play on result-oriented wickets.

It's not a successful captain that makes a successful team.

I think Delhiites know how to party, but Kolkata has people who know how to celebrate. I think that's the main difference.

Playing on a low surface is always difficult for anyone to play their strokes. You need to be more of a grafter.

I play for India, I play for the 100 million people of my country.

In India, you need to look intense to be classified a good cricketing brain.

When you go out on the field, you don't go out to make friends... I play to win the game and not just to compete.

I came into the Indian team and was touted as someone who did well only against weaker oppositions. There were doubts creeping into my game. I was looking for support, someone to put an arm around my shoulder and say I am good and I belong to this place. Virender Sehwag is that someone for me.

Yes, it is always good to contribute, but the most important thing is where we finish on the points table. That is more important to me than how many runs I score.

You don't want to end up with a huge tally of runs after eight games but with your team out of contention.

I'm aggressive on the field and a team-man to the core.

I've always maintained that the problem in India is that we only give credit to big contributions.

You need different skills to do well in 50-overs cricket. You need completely different skills to do well in Test cricket. You need different skills to do well in T20 cricket. It is not the same.

I never thought of starting a cricket academy because every second person is starting a cricket academy.