Mahendra Singh Dhoni, is a former Indian international cricketer who captained the Indian national team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014.
Inspirational MS Dhoni Quotes:
1. “Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel – that’s my favorite time-pass.” MS Dhoni
2. “If you’re playing against an aggressive side, you need to play an aggressive game.” MS Dhoni
3. “I live in the present with an eye on the future.” MS Dhoni
4. “The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mind set of a batsman.” MS Dhoni
5. “I never allow myself to be pressured.” MS Dhoni
6. “Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicket keeping.” MS Dhoni
7. “I believe in giving more than 100% on the field, and I don’t really worry about the result if there’s a great commitment on the field. That’s a victory for me.” MS Dhoni
8. “You may earn whatever money you earn as a cricketer, but you want to play for your country. At the end of the day, you want to do something special. There are plenty of people who earn 50 crores or 100 crores as businessmen or big professionals or who are really doing well in business. But what gives pleasure to your mom and dad is the fame.” MS Dhoni
9. “I used to play a lot of tennis-ball cricket.” MS Dhoni
10. “I don’t study cricket too much. Whatever I have learned or experienced is through cricket I’ve played on the field, and whatever little I have watched.” MS Dhoni
11. “Finishing is one of the most difficult things to do in cricket. A player can’t be a finisher in just 6 months or one year. You have to be used to that responsibility, keeping on doing what is required from you over a period of time.” MS Dhoni
12. “Cricket is not everything, not by any means, but it is a large part of who I am. Therefore, I want to play in all the formats of the game and to play as much as possible because, before long, it will be over.” MS Dhoni
13. “If you don’t really have a dream, you can’t really push yourself; you don’t really know what the target is.” MS Dhoni
14. “It’s important to learn and not repeat the same mistakes. What’s done is done.” MS Dhoni
15. “I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way.” MS Dhoni
16. “I have always believed that process is more important than results.” MS Dhoni
17. “Spirit of cricket is not about just the guidelines provided.” MS Dhoni
18. “You learn a lot more when you’re going through a rough period compared to the good times when everything goes your way.” MS Dhoni
19. “When people talk about South Africa, it’s all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers.” MS Dhoni
20. “Winning the World Cup was very special because it meant so much too so many. One thing about our country that is constant is cricket. The smile brought to people’s faces was the thing I shall always remember. It reminded me, reminded all of us, of our importance to the lives of the Indian people less lucky than we are.” MS Dhoni
21. “Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.” MS Dhoni
22. “Cricketers have a very short shelf life. On an average, you make money through cricket for five years, but you need to survive for sixty years.” MS Dhoni
23. “I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order.” MS Dhoni
24. “For me, it’s important to build good partnerships rather than score centuries. Once, you have those partnerships, you will also get centuries.” MS Dhoni
25. “I don’t believe in calling someone and having a big chat, because that puts a lot of added pressure on them. If somebody is doing something or involved in fielding practice, then a little chit-chat at that time helps because it’s informal and doesn’t add any pressure.” MS Dhoni