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. Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20, the 2010 and 2016 Asia Cups, the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup, and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy.
He is considered an effective “finisher” in limited-overs formats and is even considered one of the best wicket-keepers and captains in modern limited-overs international cricket. He announced his retirement over the media on 15th August 2020, by quoting “From 1929 hrs consider me as retired”.
1 It’s like having 100 kgs put over you. That’s good enough to weigh you down. After that even if you put a mountain, it will not make a difference. –MS Dhoni
Always stay humble and down to earth and never forget what your values and Morals are. Know the meaning of life and cost of things and live life with pride.
2 I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order. –MS Dhoni
One should know which things are secondary and which one is primary. Secondary things can wait because what you’ve got to do, you do it.
3 When you die, you die. You don’t think which is the better way to die. –MS Dhoni
The way of dying never matters because in the end, you’re dead. Similarly it never matters by how you’re losing, if you lose you lose. Learn from your mistakes and get back up more stronger.
4 I don’t mind repeating everything. –MS Dhoni
One should never feel obligated to be unique every time. It’s okay and acceptable to repeat things if you have to.
5 You don’t play for the crowd, you play for the country. –MS Dhoni
Even if the crowd is overwhelming and supportive, at the end it’s just an additional factor to hype you up into playing well. It’s the country that you stand for, your nation, your pride.
6 I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way. –MS Dhoni
Never differentiate between people. Winning and losing is a part of life, being biased on that basis is not justified. Always love and support the people representing your nation.
7 Till the full stop doesn’t come, the sentence is not complete. –MS Dhoni
Don’t stop in between when you know it’s not the end yet. Take a pause, revise your moves and continue again as life is supposed to keep on going.
8 If you are not 100 percent fit and not at your best (and still play) it’s cheating. –MS Dhoni
Never do injustice to the work that you’re not fit and best suitable for. If you think that you’re not 100% capable of it and still want to do it, it’s just injustice.
9 I am on national duty. Everything else can wait. –MS Dhoni
When you’re out there on the field, representing the country, it becomes a primary priority automatically and everything else secondary.
10 I focus on cricket because it’s something I am good at. After retiring, I want to serve the Indian Army. It has always been about serving the nation. –MS Dhoni
When one becomes determinant towards the country, he or she will always keep on looking for ways in which they can do that.
11 God is not coming to save us. –MS Dhoni
God can’t be with us every time. We need to live life with our help only because we know ourselves the best.
12 The only thing that went well for us was the warm-up before the game. –MS Dhoni
The only thing which helps out the most is the preparation you’ve done and revising it before showtime. A brushup thoroughly makes you more confident.
13 You may put hybrid fuel in the car but the cylinder, the engine, everything, needs to be like that. –MS Dhoni
Giving out the best mentoring can only work when the person is ready to work for it that hard otherwise it’ll be of no use.
14 I never allow myself to be pressured. –MS Dhoni
Never pressurise or burden yourself to be upto the mark. Stay tension free and have faith and believe in yourself always.
15 For me, opposition is just another opposition. –MS Dhoni
Having one opponent being stronger than the other doesn’t make an enemy. All opponents at the end are the ones against whom you stand. They’re all equal and the barriers between you and victory.
16 The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mindset of a batsman. –MS Dhoni
With age, one’s techniques and approach tends to change because not at every stage one will be that physically fit. You strategize with brains also along with manpower.
17 I don’t study cricket too much. Whatever I have learnt or experienced is through cricket I’ve played on the field, and whatever little I have watched. –MS Dhoni
Always stay humble in life and learn from everything that happens around you. Take up all the positive lessons and make it reflect when you’re performing.
18 Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. –MS Dhoni
Gut feelings are those which make you feel that you’re supposed to do this or that before it’s the actual time. It’s all about what you’ve learnt when you fell down and got back up again.
19 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
One should always have a dream, an aim to preach otherwise life becomes meaningless. It’s fine to be lost sometimes but never stop looking for what makes you want to live more.
20 I love to be in the moment, I love to analyse things a bit. –MS Dhoni
Live to the fullest wherever you are at the moment. Treat the moment in the right manner without having any regrets.
MS Dhoni Retirement Quotes to Prove He is Still the Best
1. It’s like having 100 kgs put over you. That’s good enough to weigh you down. After that even if you put a mountain, it will not make a difference. –MS Dhoni
2. I tell my wife she is only the third most important thing after my country and my parents, in that order. –MS Dhoni
3. When you die, you die. You don’t think which is the better way to die. –MS Dhoni
4. I don’t mind repeating everything. –MS Dhoni
5. You don’t play for the crowd, you play for the country. –MS Dhoni
6. I have three dogs at home. Even after losing a series or winning a series, they treat me the same way. –MS Dhoni
7. Till the full stop doesn’t come, the sentence is not complete. –MS Dhoni
8. If you are not 100 percent fit and not at your best (and still play) it’s cheating. –MS Dhoni
9. I am on national duty. Everything else can wait. –MS Dhoni
10. I focus on cricket because it’s something I am good at. After retiring, I want to serve the Indian Army. It has always been about serving the nation. –MS Dhoni
11. God is not coming to save us. –MS Dhoni
12. The only thing that went well for us was the warm-up before the game. –MS Dhoni
13. You may put hybrid fuel in the car but the cylinder, the engine, everything, needs to be like that. –MS Dhoni
14. I never allow myself to be pressured. –MS Dhoni
15. For me, opposition is just another opposition. –MS Dhoni
16. The era of playing aggressive cricket and to have the mid-on up is gone. You now try to read the mindset of a batsman. –MS Dhoni
17. I don’t study cricket too much. Whatever I have learnt or experienced is through cricket I’ve played on the field, and whatever little I have watched. –MS Dhoni
18. Gut feeling is all about the experiences that you have had in your life. –MS Dhoni
19. 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
20. I love to be in the moment, I love to analyse things a bit. –MS Dhoni
