Shoaib Akhtar quotes

“Dhoni is one guy who doesn't know the meaning of fear.”
-- Shoaib Akhtar

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“How many diamonds can you retrieve from one single mine; there has to be an end somewhere. I don't see any natural fast bowler after me.”
-- Shoaib Akhtar

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“Even though Sachin is great, I have always found Rahul more solid and hard to get out. He has a solid defense and plays less shots than others. When a batsman plays less shots then it is tough to get him as he makes less mistakes.”
-- Shoaib Akhtar

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“I am learning the ropes of captaincy from MS Dhoni.”

“Dhoni backed Jadeja to play aggressively and backed Ishant to bowl short. I have not seen a better Indian captain than him.”

“I have formed the Mahendra Singh Dhoni Charitable Trust which organises cricket tournaments in Jharkhand to identify promising cricketers so that we can help groom them, either in India or abroad.”

“Dhoni has been an outstanding captain. His record as captain is simply terrific. He has done wonders to Indian cricket.”

“When I die, the last thing I want to see is the six that Dhoni hit in the 2011 World Cup final.”

“A few weeks later, I’m in a fluorescent-lit classroom in Chelsea awaiting the start of the official Mensa test. I’m sitting next to a guy who’s doing a series of elaborate neck stretches, like we’re about to engage in a vigorous rugby match. He’s neatly laid out four types of gum on his Formica desk: Juicy Fruit, Wrigley Spearmint, Big Red, and Eclipse. I hate this guy. I hope to God he’s not a genius.”

“The guys who stick around are the smartest guys and the guys who are the most self-driven. You have to have drive. The coaches can only take you so far. You have to want to learn and work.”

“Inside I knew he was meant to be the guy that taught me about life. Even if he broke my heart eventually.”

Source : Abbi Glines (2014). “The Rosemary Beach Collection: Rush and Blaire: Fallen Too Far, Never Too Far, and Forever Too Far”, p.112, Simon and Schuster

“You never really know the guy until you sit down with him.”

Source : "Adam Baldwin Talks THE LAST SHIP, Auditioning for Michael Bay, Striking Up a Friendship with Eric Dane, Looking Back on FIREFLY and THE INSIDE, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 6, 2014.

“The guys I grew up with, my cinematic heroes, have always been men of few words, but of action. Clint Eastwood, Eli Wallach.”

Source : Interview with Steve Heisler, tv.avclub.com. February 2, 2009.