Andrew Flintoff Quotes

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Andrew Flintoff

Profession : Entertainer

Birth : December 6, 1977

I took my wife to a really expensive hotel in Dubai. This was when we were first dating, so I wanted to impress her. I had scallops, and after that, I went to the bathroom to be sick. I realised I had just paid £300 or £400 on scallops just to throw it up. My wife and I then talked about it; I knew I had a problem.

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I was great mates with Muttiah Muralitharan, dating back to the days when we both played together at Lancashire.

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Sometimes, there's a fine line between bravery and utter stupidity. The day I decided to climb into a boxing ring for a professional fight was probably on the side of stupidity.

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My father, Colin, and my brother, Chris, who is four years older than me, were a great help to me when I was younger.

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Cricket kept me away from trouble.

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I don't suck up to anyone or do any of that. I point-blank refuse. I just hate it.

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When I was younger, I played football and table tennis for local teams. I also played mini-rugby at primary school - I was tall for my age - and Preston Grasshoppers wanted me, but I wasn't that interested in rugby. It was always going to be cricket for me.

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Ambition is a funny thing. In cricket, as in many professions, it tends to take you on a journey away from where you started. That's fine, maybe inevitable. But no one ever tells you that the biggest days aren't always the best days. And the richest prizes aren't the ones you remember.

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India - I've always felt at home there. Delhi and Mumbai and the Taj Mahal are all incredible - but it's the people I love. Indians are so interesting and accommodating and friendly. The best hotel I've stayed at there is the Rambagh Palace in Jaipur: its architecture is unbelievable.

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Reverse swing is a great asset if it happens.

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With the cricket, I knew what I was doing - to a degree.

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It was two different worlds: my world - cricket, the dressing room and the lads. And then family. Even when they travelled with me, it wasn't always easy to bridge the gap.

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The Ashes have been hard, but you take the accolades when they come along.

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North of England, you're brought up on fish and chips. Friday or Saturdays every week, it was a treat.

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I like being out on the cricket field and performing and playing in front of a crowd. I find it quite tricky when there are press photographers outside my house. It's all very bizarre.

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Playing for England was always something I dreamt of and, of course, you then think of the captaincy. It was something I never thought I would be offered, especially after the way I started my career. But when it came along, I was very keen to have a go.

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I would try monoskiing, but the problem is my dodgy knee's on my right side, and my bad ankle's on my left, so I can't really use either.

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I like spending time away with the family.

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I like the look of all-rounder Ben Stokes. I usually have no interest in comparing new players with myself, but there are some interesting parallels here.

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'Top Gear' is one of those shows that you'd love to do.

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