A Team of Extraordinary Bastards Quotes

“This is your safest place. You have us with you. We aren’t here to judge you, or decide right or wrong. Yes, you are a mess, but we are too. We understand that the scariest part is letting go, trust me on that. And you know what, Ilan? This may sound a little too poetic for this moment, but the darker your life develops into; the possibilities of finding even the faintest of light become greater.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“He wanted to lie down beside Bristi; not to hold or even touch her, but to just be there- waiting for oceans to dry out and the mountains to wane.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“Before I say yes, I will give you one last chance to consider everything again. When you ask for my hand, you not only ask for the skin I am in but also for what is underneath. You ask for me, my struggles of the past and of the future. You ask for everything I have been through, everything that leads me to this point. You ask for my flaws and my worst self. Take a moment to grasp all these because once I say yes, there is no turning back for you. Not even for the world.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“Greats,’ the coach said, followed by a cough, and continued, ‘are the ones who were good before we trained them, but the legends are the ones who were once greats but walked the last six kilometers all by themselves. No coach can help them to do that.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“This is what you will remember. Every time you want to do anything other than working towards your goals, I want you to remember what you felt under the water. That’s, my lad, how you will know if you are on the right track. If even for a second you don’t strive the same way for success, then I want you to remember these words- “You will never be successful” and then I want you to sacrifice whatever you were doing and rush to the ground.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“I know it’s hard; maybe even impossible as it seems now. But what I understand by watching you for years is that you are nothing like anyone else. You always push your limits. You always push through the wall till it breaks down. That’s the Arya I know. But I understand that it’s all easy to say from where I stand. That’s one of the pitfalls of being father to an extraordinary child. It’s your pain. It’s your feet in your shoes. So, like it has always been, you have to do what you will. But, you must know one thing that you are not alone in this. I am here. Your family is by your side. No matter what the future may shape up to be, we will always be proud of you.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“Your greatness is not the set of skills you have. A man’s true greatness is his ability to carry himself with a true image that allows others to dream to be great too. You have to decide what kind of a sportsman you want to be. But, do me one favor; be the man whom the world can idolize.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“There’s another thing I have to tell you all, in case you boys haven’t realized it yet. You all are not mere men. You are sportsmen. The difficulties of your life will be different from the other people. But, these difficulties will make you better and enhance you as skillful individuals. Never fear challenges, no matter how tough they seem. Be courageous at any point of your life, for anything that you need to do; that you have to do. Never be scared to take a chance even if that has the risk of making you look like a complete fool. The best things happen to those who aren’t scared of being courageous and taking that chance.’ Arjun Singh adjusted his spectacles and added ‘Unreasonable courage, even if for a moment, will open all doors to you.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“It’s hard for you to understand what goes on in parents’ mind. We have raised you to be someone, but now we will have no control over that. You are about to grow out of who you are and you will grow into a different man by the time this place is done with you. And that scares us.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards

“He was around one and a half years old when he first discovered the joy of running, and it was the last time he walked as a kid ever again. The floor was always red-hot-burning lava, and every piece of furniture was land. It was the same with bricks, stones, and the grasslands on lava covered roads. There were also times when he truly believed that he could fly. It resulted in three head fractures, with seven stitches, before turning five.”
― Arka Datta, A Team of Extraordinary Bastards