Steve Smith Quotes

Steve Smith

Profession : Cricketer

Birth : June 2, 1989

I watch the game pretty closely and think of a few things that I'd do perhaps differently to what's going on and throw up ideas here and there as well.

Steve Smith

I got rid of one bat tap I used to have as I was about to face up, and getting rid of that's made me more stable and able to get in better positions and play, particularly fast bowling, a lot easier.

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It's what I always wanted to do, play in the Australian side as a batsman.

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It's the pinnacle of Australian cricket, playing in an Ashes series.

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I think the higher you can bat in your Shield team, if you're doing well there the better off you're going to be for batting anywhere in the Test line-up or any of the line-ups.

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When I am out there I pay no attention to the crowd and just move on with playing the game.

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I'll just do my own thing and just keep working hard to play hard.

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I guess everyone is entitled their opinion and how they want to treat people, but it is water of a duck's back.

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I'd love to play every game.

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I remember Kevin Pietersen and Ian Bell getting into me quite a bit. I don't think they really rated the way I played. But maybe I've changed their views now perhaps a little bit.

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The thing for me is my defence: as long as my defence is in good order then I feel the rest of my game can expand from there.

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You want to keep getting better every day.

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When you're in good form and hitting the ball well you want to keep playing as much as you can and not have too much of a break.

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When you're under pressure and your heart's pumping, you almost go back to what you know.

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I'm not in the game for personal accolades. I'm here to do my job and score as many runs for the team as I can.

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The on-field stuff, setting fields, changing bowlers, that's the easy part. It's making sure all your players are on the same page with what your plans are and what you want from your players and the team. That's the biggest challenge and what you really need to get right if you want your team to be successful.

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I've faced a lot of short pitched bowling in my life and haven't had too many issues with it.

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I think and visualise before I play where people are likely to bowl to me and where I am likely to score and try to picture fields that are set and play things over in my mind, where I am going to get runs and how they are looking to get me out.

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If you look at the best players around the world, they sum up what people are trying to do and adapt to it and are willing to change and have the confidence to change what they are doing to get the right outcome.

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I think you always need some luck when you score big runs.

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