Alastair Cook Professions : Cricketer Born : December 25, 1984 Browse All Authors Top 31 quotes by Alastair Cook I was never going to be the best player the world has ever seen but one thing I can be proud of is that I genuinely believe I have become the best player that I could have become. Alastair Cook best proud believe world Learning on the job as England captain is hard. Alastair Cook captain job hard learning Throughout my career I have done it my way and used my stubborn streak. I thought the best way to captain was to shut out all the noise - I did it with my batting and thought 'that has served me well, so why change it?' Alastair Cook best me change way Everyone has technical flaws - no matter how many runs you score. Alastair Cook everyone you flaws matter I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance. Alastair Cook everyone decisions team looks Being a dad is best thing you can do, it's very exciting. Alastair Cook best being you dad Parenthood changes things a lot. Alastair Cook lot changes things parenthood When I was made captain, one of my things was that whatever happens in those four years, you don't want to make major changes just before a World Cup. We'd done it before, and it never worked. Alastair Cook never you done world I always found one-day cricket a lot harder. I had to change my game. Alastair Cook game always cricket change When you're playing, every ball seems like the biggest event. When you're sitting back, you can see the overall picture better. Alastair Cook picture better you sitting There's nothing worse than going out without contributing. Alastair Cook worse going without nothing Similar Authors Brett Lee cricketer Brad Hodge cricketer Ashley Giles cricketer Andy Flower cricketer Andrew Symonds cricketer Andrew Strauss cricketer All Authors