182 Quotes About English-athlete

Maybe in a few months I can start to daydream if we are still top of the league. That is the main one for us.

After I finish playing, maybe I will sit down and watch it properly, but I don't think I will be able to until I retire or until I win it.

If history is going to repeat itself I should think we can expect the same thing again.

To me, lighting really sets the mood for a room. A 40 watt bulb in a cheap lamp is the same as a 40 watt bulb in an expensive one.

By action and reaction do we become strong or weak, according to the character of our thoughts and mental states. Fear is the deadly nightshade of the mind.

I don't think I ever worked harder at any match during my career to get runs as I did then, nor did I ever have to face in one game such consistently fast bowlers as the Australian pair, Gregory and McDonald.

We always had to play the game and play for the team. It is a Kent tradition.

We were never allowed to play for averages in the Kent side or take half an hour or more to get the last ten runs under normal conditions.

As a matter of fact I consider the two finest innings I ever played were in the second Test against Australia in 1921 when I was out for 95 and 93.