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35 Inspirational Virat Kohli Quotes On Success

Last Updated May 2023

35 Inspirational Virat Kohli Quotes On Success

Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the India national team. A right-handed top-order batsman, Kohli is regarded as one of the best contemporary batsmen in the world. He plays for Delhi in domestic cricket and for Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL) as captain of the franchise since 2013. Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia. After a few months later, he made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19. Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2011 and shrugged off the tag of “ODI specialist” by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa. Having reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013, Kohli also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016). May these Virat Kohli Quotes On Success inspire you to take action so that you may live your dreams.

1. “A lot of people tell me a lot of things about my conduct, my game, my future, but I try to stay away from their words of wisdom. I don’t let it distract me. On the field, you will be facing the ball alone. If you fail, you will the only one to blame. So, you should be the one deciding for yourself.” Virat Kohli

2. “Whatever you want to do, do with full passion and work really hard towards it. Don’t look anywhere else. There will be a few distractions, but if you can be true to yourself, you will be successful for sure.” Virat Kohli

3. “I feel really blessed when people start comparing me with Sachin, but I keep myself focused on my performance and not on such comparisons.” Virat Kohli

4. “If you’re true to yourself, you won’t fear anything.” Virat Kohli

5. “Never at any point did I feel like missing a training session. I was very keen on improving as a cricketer and as an international player.” Virat Kohli

6. “You have to stay fresh and blank in your mind when you go out to bat. You complicate things, and you’re gone.” Virat Kohli

7. “Self-belief and hard work will always earn you success.” Virat Kohli

8. “As a kid, I used to see how Sachin Tendulkar used to win matches under pressure for India in Sharjah or other places. So I was always keen to repeat the same in similar situations. I don’t take pressure on myself when I am in the middle. I love pressure, and I always believe that pressure makes you more focused.” Virat Kohli

9. “I wasn’t very good in academics, but I could have been if I could have studied well. I was a smart kid.” Virat Kohli

10. “Becoming an inspiration for kids is great. I want to inspire them to do whatever they want to.” Virat Kohli

11. “Whatever I am, it’s natural. I don’t have to pretend to be aggressive, don’t have to show the opposition that I am on the field. Being aggressive comes naturally to me, helps me perform.” Virat Kohli

12. “A fit body gives you confidence. And there’s nothing more impressive than a great attitude, which you can wear on your sleeve. But you’ll have to remember the difference between being rude and being confident.” Virat Kohli

13. “I always had a sense of discipline in me. However, there was a time when I couldn’t divide my time properly between off-field things and on-field assignments. The focus would be missing at times, and that would affect my preparation for matches. I managed to change that.” Virat Kohli

14. “Nothing extraordinary happens to a cricketer if you time his career – which is very short.” Virat Kohli

15. “No cricket team in the world depends on one or two players. The team always plays to win.” Virat Kohli

16. “The first thing I look forward to when I am in Delhi is to spend some time with my family. It’s always lovely coming back here and playing in front of my own people. It’s just a special place.” Virat Kohli

17. “On the field, aggression can sometimes be a positive emotion. It boosts performance and can lift your game. But over the years, I have learnt that restrained aggression is a better animal. That way, you will conserve your energy and won’t spend yourself quickly.” Virat Kohli

18. “I always dreamt of holding the bat and winning games for India. That was my inspiration to take up cricket.” Virat Kohli

19. “I like to always lead from the front and set an example for whoever is playing with me or around me. I like taking responsibilities. That is my natural thing.” Virat Kohli

20. “I do not abuse players. I talk to myself; I abuse myself. It’s my way of letting off steam. I do it after every century; I do not do it always. I keep telling myself: ‘Improve, improve from the previous match, the previous shot. You can do it.'” Virat Kohli

21. “I don’t really read a lot of newspapers. I don’t pay attention to what is being said or written about me. I’ve had lots of experiences in the past when I got too much into it. That sort of diverts your focus.” Virat Kohli

22. “Pretension is a poor joke that you play on yourself. Snap out of it. Recognise your strengths, work on your weaknesses. Real achievement is liking what you see in the mirror every morning.” Virat Kohli

23. “I’ve never fought with anyone. A lot of people talk to me, and they’re like, ‘Oh, you would have been fighting all the time when you were younger,’ but I’m like, ‘I never fought with anyone because I always knew that if I hurt myself, I might lose important time in my cricket career,’ so I never got into any fight, ever in my life.” Virat Kohli

24. “I get really motivated when I put on the India jersey. It is a responsibility, so I want to perform in the best way I can.” Virat Kohli

25. “I like to be myself, and I don’t pretend. For instance, I don’t dress up for occasions; I am what I am.” Virat Kohli

26. “I don’t think there is anything wrong in earning money from the sport you love. If you work hard and get benefits from it, there is no harm. The day you feel that you are not working hard and are only looking at the benefits, that’s where the problem is.” Virat Kohli

27. “Irrespective of whether you have talent or not, one has to work hard. Just being talented doesn’t mean anything; you can end up wasting it before you realize.” Virat Kohli

28. “I want to elongate my cricketing career as a consistent player. I have personal goals I would like to achieve someday.” Virat Kohli

29. “I love playing under pressure. In fact, if there’s no pressure, then I’m not in the perfect zone.” Virat Kohli

30. “In cricket, my superhero is Sachin Tendulkar. He has always been my hero and will continue to remain so. Apart from him and outside cricket, my mother has remained my inspiration. Whatever difficult time I had faced, she was always there for me. She has given me all the strength. She maintained her composure and supported me in tough times.” Virat Kohli

31. “I don’t really focus on these things – on what tags are given to me or what people think of me off the field – stuff like that. My main focus is always to do well on the field for the Indian cricket team. When people say good things about me off the field, I am more than happy to accept them.” Virat Kohli

32. “If you can stay positive in a negative situation, you win.” Virat Kohli

33. “In the game of cricket, a hero is a person who respects the game and does not corrupt the game. The one who doesn’t or corrupts the game, they are the villain. They should be punished, and they have been punished in the past.” Virat Kohli

34. “Endorsements are a reward for good performance on the field, and the commitments made after signing them need to be done.” Virat Kohli