No dream is ever chased alone. As I look back, I have many people to thank for teaching me and believing in me. My junior coaches in Bangalore and at various junior national camps inculcated in me a powerful love of the game which has always stayed with me

In press conference announcing retirement from Test cricket, quoted in "After 16 yrs, Rahul Wall Dravid retires from intl cricket" in Indian Express (Indianexpress.com)