Quotes by Imran Khan

About Imran Khan:

Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician, former cricketer, philanthropist, cricket commentator and former chancellor of the University of Bradford. Khan played international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century and, after retiring, entered politics. He is also founder of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and the Namal College, Mianwali.
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The team which handles the pressure best, carries the day.

Imran Khan

The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.

Imran Khan

In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.

Imran Khan

If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn't see my young son and I couldn't see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.

Imran Khan

Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion.

Imran Khan

They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.

Imran Khan

I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.

Imran Khan

A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.

Imran Khan

Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.

Imran Khan

The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.

Imran Khan

During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.

Imran Khan

Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.

Imran Khan

I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.

Imran Khan

One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means that there is democracy in Pakistan. There is no democracy.

Imran Khan

So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.

Imran Khan

What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.

Imran Khan

At the moment we have a ruling class that has one law and the people the other.

Imran Khan

It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.

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Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.

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I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.

Imran Khan

Author Bio

  • NameImran Khan
  • Descriptionpolitician and former cricketer
  • AliasesImran Khan Niazi
  • BornNovember 6, 1953
  • CountryPakistan
  • ProfessionPolitician; Cricketer
  • AwardsWisden Cricketer Of The Year; Pride Of Performance; Erwin Schrödinger Prize