Geoffrey Boycott Professions : Cricketer Born : October 21, 1940 Browse All Authors Top 31 quotes by Geoffrey Boycott When I was playing the game we never had the benefit of TV or video to analyse our techniques or look at faults, we depended on other cricketers to watch us and then tell us what they thought we were doing wrong. Geoffrey Boycott faults athlete games He was a top man and a good professional. He was one of those who you know will never play a trick and you can ask him to do anything for you and he will. An unassuming man and a great loss to us all. Geoffrey Boycott athlete loss men (James) Anderson has a gift from the gods: he could swing an orange. Geoffrey Boycott orange swings To have some idea what it's like, stand in the outside lane of a motorway, get your mate to drive his car at you at 95 mph and wait until he's 12 yards away, before you decide which way to jump. Geoffrey Boycott mph athlete baseball Paul Harris is a buffet bowler - you just help yourself. Geoffrey Boycott bowlers buffets helping I think England will win a Test. My concern is Australia will probably win two. Geoffrey Boycott athlete winning thinking I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on. Geoffrey Boycott ambition men people Until you've had depression I don't think you're qualified to talk about it. Geoffrey Boycott people-with-depression depression thinking The Prince of Calcutta. Two of his special qualities are his intelligence and articulation, both of which have helped him immensely in the world of contemporary cricket. Geoffrey Boycott quality special two If Trescothick had tried to get me off the field when batting well, I'd have hit him with my bat. Geoffrey Boycott bats fields athlete Technically, you can’t fault Jadeja. Seam or spin, fast or slow every goddamn thing is a problem. Geoffrey Boycott faults problem The contribution of Anthony William Greig to English cricket has been underestimated because of his allegiance to Kerry Packer and his choice to recruit players for World Series Cricket while still the England captain. His critics hold that as a black mark against him, which rules out anything else he may have done. Geoffrey Boycott rules cricket black world Emma wasn't bothered about the fact that I was a 'celebrity', held in high esteem by millions of cricket fans around the world. As far as she was concerned, I was just her dad, and she believed that role should take priority over anything else. Geoffrey Boycott high cricket dad world Unlike cricket, where I reached the top solely down to my own efforts, cancer was not a one-man battle. This time, I couldn't have done it on my own. Without the support and bullying encouragement of my wife Rachael, I would not be here now. Geoffrey Boycott cricket bullying wife time I'd love to see pitches start very dry all over the world, which is good for batting but means there will be turn - a cricket match without spinners is like a chess match without two important pieces - a less interesting game. Geoffrey Boycott game good cricket love I agree that my single-minded approach was a failing in life, but if I upset people, it was never intentional - it was just the unfortunate result of a burning desire to get the best out of myself and achieve as much as possible. Geoffrey Boycott best myself life people The difference between a score in the 90s and a century is often reflected as the difference between failure and success. It may be illogical, but in cricket, a century has its own magic. Geoffrey Boycott cricket magic failure success I usually tried to stay in the net for 45 minutes, half an hour longer than most batsmen would stick at the county nets. There was a reason for this so-called gluttony of practice: it was a conscious effort to make myself concentrate for long periods of time in circumstances as close to the real thing as I could make them. Geoffrey Boycott myself effort time long I played football for Leeds United under-18s, but at 17 my eyes started to go and I had to wear glasses. The football had to go - there were no contact lenses in 1957. Geoffrey Boycott wear eyes glasses football Once I got cancer of the tongue and throat, I realised that stress is a killer and I had to try and get stress out of my life. Geoffrey Boycott my-life try stress life Similar Authors Brett Lee cricketer Brad Hodge cricketer Ashley Giles cricketer Andy Flower cricketer Andrew Symonds cricketer Andrew Strauss cricketer All Authors
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