Alastair Cook Quotes

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Alastair Cook

Profession : Athlete

Birth : December 25, 1984

The battle between bat and ball is a one-on-one thing. I love that stuff, but you play it in a team.

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Physically and mentally, it's quite hard. But I'm playing cricket for England. It's what I dream about doing.

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In the end, playing for England means very little if you don't see the rest of the world around you. It is why I hate prima donnas and arrogance.

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It's quite nice to switch off and not see anything to do with cricket.

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You're only England captain for a very short space of time.

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When you are so close to something, it's like a bar of soap - if someone says hold on to it, the harder you squeeze, the quicker it pops out of your hand.

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It does take a lot of effort to perform, playing for England. It's a huge amount of sacrifice to do and one day I might just wake up and say 'you know what, I'm done with it.'

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It's surreal to think that no one has played as many Test matches for England. I suppose it's a credit to my longevity.

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The family farm plays such a big part in my life and I genuinely love going back there. In some ways I'd like to spend every day there, but there would be a big hole in my life if I didn't stay involved in cricket.

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It hurts like hell when you come into a contest and you end up being second best.

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No disrespect to county cricket but when you're playing for England it is the ultimate, it is what has always driven me to push myself above and beyond.

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It's very hard to reflect properly when you're still playing but the hundreds one - when I got my 23rd in Kolkata - felt the most special because it broke a benchmark that had stood for a very long time. It felt good to do something no Englishman has done before.

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When I watch Twenty20 cricket, there's a different satisfaction. That hundred you get in six hours is a very satisfying feeling. A real triumph of skill. I don't quite see that in the 20-over game - or the 100-ball game.

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I do feel sorry for my younger brother, he used to field a lot.

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Self-belief is certainly an issue you need to make sure you look after when you've lost heavily in two games.

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I miss being the focal point of the team - the guy everyone looks to for decisions. And guidance.

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Jonathan Agnew is a good person to learn off because he's a brilliant broadcaster and the calmness and clarity with which he does things is a real skill.

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All I ever wanted to do was play cricket for England and be successful.

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The delight you feel in that split second you score your first hundred is so intense it can't be repeated.

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You don't get to the top in professional sport without being hard and tough, but I do that in my way. I don't shout or scream, but I am determined and I will push harder than 99 per cent of cricketers in training.

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