Harsha Bhogle Quotes

I am a kid who played university cricket, so to be around international cricket is a blessing. ~ Harsha Bhogle

What matters isn't how well you play when you're playing well. What mattersis how well you play when you're playing badly.'
- Martina Navratilova ~ Harsha Bhogle

There are no rules in live television. ~ Harsha Bhogle

If you asked Rahul Dravid to walk on glass for his team, his only question would be - 'How many miles?' That just shows you how great a man he is. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Sometimes, quite out of the blue, sport will throw up a tender moment, when hostility ceases and an opponent is acknowledged. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Since Modi's Mumbai sign-off, much commentary has been focused on the brand-dilution potential inherent in its scandals. MS Dhoni doesn't think we should worry: 'IPL as a brand can survive on its own.' Shilpa Shetty, 'brand ambassador' of the Rajasthan Royals, tweets that we should: 'Custodians of Cricket must not hamper d Brandvalue of this viable sport.' Hampering d Brandvalue, insists new IPL boss Chirayu Amin, is the furthest thing from his mind: 'IPL's brand image is strong and nobody can touch that.' Harsha Bhogle, however, frets for the nation: 'Within the cricket world, Brand India will take a hit.'

Not much more than a week after Modi's first tell-all tweets, the media was anxiously consulting Brand Finance's managing director, Unni Krishnan. Had there been any brand dilution yet? It was, said the soothsayer gravely, 'too early to say'. He could, however, confirm the following: 'The wealth that can be created by the brand is going to be substantially significant for many stakeholders. A conducive ecosystem has to be created to move the brand to the next level… We have to build the requisite bandwidth to monetise these opportunities.' Er, yeah… what he said. Anyway, placing a value on the IPL brand has clearly been quite beneficial to Brand Finance's brand. ~ Gideon Haigh

Misbah is rated far higher outside Pakistan than within. Afridi is rated far higher in Pakistan than outside! ~ Harsha Bhogle

Among sportsmen are the noble, the diligent and the caring, as there are the callous, the cheats and the criminals. ~ Harsha Bhogle

MS Dhoni showed India what a tough man from a small town could dream and achieve. He has been a role model. Respect. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Sometimes your greatest strength can emerge as a weakness if the context changes. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Sports and management are not as diverse as people think. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Cricketers are made to feel that they are very special. That is okay as long as cricketers realise they are only as good as their last innings. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Like an author, a cricketer signs his name on every innings he bats or bowls in; indeed for every cricket ball that challenges him on the field. ~ Harsha Bhogle

A monk's extraordinary patience can be a hindrance to desperate decision-making. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Cricket is not a rational sport in India, and we go overboard. ~ Harsha Bhogle

The moment you put a deadline on your dream, it becomes a goal. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Conflict of interest and lack of transparency, though they are global features as we saw post-Iraq, almost define Indian cricket. ~ Harsha Bhogle

There's no better sight on the cricket field than watch Tendulkar bat. ~ Harsha Bhogle

To be a commentator, you must have a life outside cricket, too. If cricket is all that you know, then you would not be a great commentator. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Eruption of joy at the fall of an Indian wicket can only mean one thing ~ Harsha Bhogle

For its health, cricket needs to look outward to the sharpest minds, to people who sustain and nurture brands and often take hard but necessary decisions. Cricket cannot be bound by cricketing minds alone. ~ Harsha Bhogle

Butterflies have always had wings; people have always had legs. While history is marked by the hybridity of human societies & the desire for movement, the reality of most of migration today reveals the unequal relations between rich & poor, between North and South, between whiteness and its others. ~ Harsha Walia

I think the notion of dreaming in a time where we are told that it is foolish, futile or not useful is one of the most revolutionary things we can do. To have our lives determined by our dreams of a free world
instead of reactions to a state-imposed reality
is one of the most powerful tools of decolonization. ~ Harsha Walia

When the times are good, stretch them. But when the times are bad, stick to the basics and be honest with yourself. ~ Anita Bhogle

See to it, Christian, that you do not love the world. By faith in the cross of Christ, and the bleeding glories of Calvary; this world with all its riches and honors will become a dim and dying object in your view. ~ David Harsha

Rejection is the most difficult thing to over come !! ~ Harsha