Indian football captain Sunil Chhetri, while speaking to the Hero Indian Super League (ISL) exclusive show “In The Stands,” talked about his career, the love he gets from his fans, and how he connects with Indian cricket superstar Virat Kohli. The football star stated that the two Indian superstars gel with each other due to their coming from similar places (Delhi), their way of looking at the sport, and their fitness and ability to handle pressure and expectations.
“If anyone would have given me a book and asked me to write my dream life down back then, maybe, I would not have written it the way it has turned out to be. I say this with extreme humility. It is an absolute privilege and honour to be who I am. I am profoundly blessed. The number of years I have played, the number of things I have achieved, the people I have shared the dressing room with, it’s an unbelievable feat. I am very thankful to a lot of people for that,” said Chettri on his career.
“I am Sunil Chhetri. There’s only one and I am living an absolute dream,” he further quipped.
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In his own words, Chettri said that he relates to and connects the most with Indian cricket stalwart Virat Kohli. The two legends, hailing from Delhi, walk very similar paths in their respective careers. They stress the extreme importance of a strict diet and lead by example with their exemplary fitness standards. Chhetri disclosed that there are certain discussions about dealing with and overcoming pressure and expectations that the two of them have talked about in great detail.
“We talk about a lot of normal things. We share a lot of laughter. We share a lot of jokes and a lot of funny stuff. I have had a lot of deep and meaningful chats. It’s not like we talk 24×7 every day. There are phases when we do not talk for months but the best part is that he understands and so do I. But, we catch up exactly from where we left it. The few times when I have felt the heat of who I am and the need to perform and the few times that he has felt the heat of who he is and the need to perform, is exactly when we have chatted. He understands that not everyone can understand what we are going through and it just hits the right note.”
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