I found it quite funny when my teacher at secondary school saw me bowl and wanted me to throw the javelin. So I tried, and I kept hitting the back of my head!

Fidel Edwards

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I do enjoy batting - if the bowling's not quick!

quick bowling batting enjoy

God is good, and my health is in his hands.

good health god hands

One of my aims is to be the fastest and regarded as the best fast bowler in the world.

bowler fast best world

I did a lot of good work with my trainer and the physio in Barbados, and they were tremendous help to me during my comeback period.

good me comeback work

It is good to make my comeback in Jamaica after not playing for so long.

playing good comeback long

It is going to be difficult for the West Indies to get back to the top, but we got to start somewhere, and if playing young players is the way we have decided to go, these young players must be given the chance to mature and develop and not be discarded at an early age.

mature chance age way

Taking part and helping West Indies win the World T20 in 2012 - I'll never forget the feeling. The celebrations afterwards were crazy, a massive all-nighter.

feeling win crazy world

The late Runako Morton had some pretty dodgy clothes.

pretty some clothes late

Being selected for West Indies actually changed my life.

my-life being changed life

I haven't tried to model myself on anyone. I have my own action, and that suits me.

myself me suits action

I try to keep the ball up to the bat, and I usually get the ball to outswing, so I get wickets like that.

ball get try like

I don't bowl to hit people; I bowl to get wickets.

bowl hit get people

My first love is football. When I get the chance, I play football for fitness.

fitness love-is love football

I'm delighted to have signed for such an ambitious club as Hampshire. I'm very much looking forward to my first taste of county cricket. It's also an honour to follow other Bajans like Malcolm Marshall and Gordon Greenidge to Hampshire.

looking like cricket looking-forward

You have to be smart on your feet. It will be hard on wickets where the ball will keep low. Hopefully, you can get one to fly, and that puts doubts in the batsman's mind.

fly you smart mind

My aim has always been to be at the top.

been top always aim

I was away from the game for a few years, and it feels good to be back. I'm bowling quite well and also getting the ball to reverse swing. During the time off, I worked a lot on getting the ball to reverse swing; now it's working well for me.

game good me time

I have some goals I'm looking to achieve, and one thing is to help the team win and move back up the ladder. This is vitally important to the team overall and to the supporters of West Indies cricket.

goals looking cricket team

I felt I bowled well for Barbados, and that helped me.

helped well me felt

I am training a lot harder, gym a lot, more muscle, strengthening my back, my legs, my muscles, my weak areas a lot.

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