The most famous cricketers are too big to play county cricket. Ian Botham More Quotes by Ian Botham More Quotes From Ian Botham To me, it doesn't matter how good you are. Sport is all about playing and competing. Whatever you do in cricket and in sport, enjoy it, be positive and try to win. Ian Botham squash winning sports I don't ask my wife to face Michael Holding, so there's no reason why I should be changing nappies. Ian Botham wife faces reason-why If I'd done a quarter of the things of which I'm accused, I'd be pickled in alcohol, I'd be a registered drug addict and would have sired half the children in the world's cricket-playing countries Ian Botham alcohol country children Aussies are big and empty, just like their country. Ian Botham empty bigs country For many sportsmen, coming face to face with irrefutable evidence of their mortality is the moment they dread above all others. Ian Botham mortality moments faces I want to stress again one aspect of the game which is most important. Never argue with an umpire. Ian Botham umpires stress games Pakistan is the sort of place every man should send his mother-in-law, for a month, with all expenses paid. Ian Botham law mother men What's happened has happened, so what can we do to make it better for tomorrow and the day after? That's why we're here Ian Botham happened tomorrow To win in Australia, for me, has to be the ultimate success because the Aussies live for sport Ian Botham australia winning sports Genghis Khan was a fascinating man and way ahead of his time. Ian Botham fascinating men way Cricket is full of theorists who can ruin your game in no time. Ian Botham cricket ruins games I think we are going to see exciting cricket all the way. We are watching the two best teams in the world-and I think England will eventually go on to pip Australia by a single Test Ian Botham team two thinking Retiring for good wasn't difficult. I knew at the time it was right. I was no longer capable of achieving the standards I'd set myself and there was no light at the end of the tunnel. Ian Botham tunnels light retirement You wouldn't see those sorts of decisions given in village cricket, let alone Test cricket. The England players have my sympathy. Ian Botham village decision player A few years ago England would have struggled to beat the Eskimos Ian Botham years-ago england years Jacques Rudolph at the moment is using the inside edge as much as the middle of the bat. Ian Botham rudolph bats moments I'm not a great one for looking back. Ian Botham looking-back great-ones Sport can bring communities together and can release a lot of pent-up emotions Ian Botham community together sports The people in the villages had turned in on themselves. You can understand it. When you have a bad day on the field, what do you do? Talk to your teammates. Ian Botham village bad-day people If you're playing against the Australians, you don't walk. Ian Botham walks ifs
