 It is very interesting to watch my son grow: Dravid
6th Mar 2008 20:01 IST
Agencies
Going down the memory lane when he played cricket and hockey during his school days, he said: “whenever I used to get out of playing cricket, I used to feel sad”.
“Those days, electric pole served as wickets, a ball either rubber or tennis was enough to play and all we required was a wooden piece to hammer the ball”, he said.
Dravid, who was nicknamed as Jammy by his childhood friends, including ‘Mysore Express’ Javagal Srinath, decided to cling on to cricket instead of hockey.
“I am also called the wall. It doesn’t really bother me. Sometime later, people may write wall is cracking or wall is falling”, he said.
Dravid said he enjoyed watching Bollywood blockbusters like ‘Chak De India’, ’Rang De Basanti’ and ‘Taare Zameen Par’. He also enjoys musical compositions by A R Rahman.
Dravid said he did not consciously make any effort to cultivate an image of a ‘cool and calm man’. “I never thought about it. I tried to be myself. I always played cricket and tried to live a natural way of life”.
“Experience changes the man. When you see the world, your personality and thoughts change”, Dravid said, adding “sometimes images of celebrities get exaggerated”.
“Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and G R Vishwanath are my role models. They are big heroes for me”, he said.
Dravid described Sachin Tendulkar as a “big hero” and said he admired Anil Kumble, Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman.
“Laxman is a talented player, but he did not get his due”, he opined.
Like cricket, other games should also grow and their players get better rewards, he said. |
