The truth is, I feel sorry for the Old Etonians. Everybody should be judged on his or her own merits. Assuming that toffs are 'out of touch' is more modern and fashionable than assuming they have a 'natural fitness for government,' but it's no fairer.
Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer.
Fitness has nothing to do with age.
I have never hidden my injury before, or fitness problems. Even my shoulder operation was planned after consulting the then coach Gary Kirsten and skipper MS Dhoni.
I go to the gym every day. That tends to taper off when I'm at a tournament. During tournaments, I'm not trying to build fitness. I'm simply trying to keep away any kind of tension. I go for long walks to clear my head.
I attend to my fitness. I go the gym every day and try to maintain my physical fitness; without that, it is tough to take challenges on the chess board.
Once you are over 30, 35 years old, I think everyone should get down to the gym and start moving again.
The health industry, the fitness industry, was really starting to pick up. This was around the mid 80's.
Obviously fitness matters and at a certain age batsmen get the knack, batsmen get an idea how to get runs and I think he got the idea about 2-3 years ago how to get runs, what sort of shots to play and reading the situation.
My fitness has always been decent. I run constantly.
True enjoyment comes from activity of the mind and exercise of the body; the two are ever united.
The goodness of a thing created is the perfection of its fitness for the use which it serves. Now that use is either particular or universal.
The only way for a rich man to be healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to live as if he were poor.
When you're singing, you're using extra muscles, and it requires a lot of exercise and breathing. You can't do that if you're a sissy. If I have any fitness advice for people, I'd tell them to sing more. It's good therapy, too.
For fitness, I've just bought a watch which keeps a track of how many calories I burn, what's my heart rate, which is very fascinating.
I try and groom myself, be it through fitness or dance.
Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.