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AB de Villiers
AB de Villiers
South African Athlete
Born: Feb 17, 1984
Always Been Cricket Game Will You
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It's always been the most important thing for me to enjoy my cricket. AB de Villiers
Me Important Enjoy Cricket Most Most Important Thing Always Important Thing Been The Most Important Thing
The interests of the team must always outweigh the interests of any individual, including me. AB de Villiers
Me Must Individual Outweigh Always Any Interests Team Including
I love keeping. I'm in the game all the time. I see angles that I wouldn't normally see, and I feel part of what the captain does. AB de Villiers
Love Time Game See Angles Part Feel Does Normally Captain Keeping
I do enjoy fielding. AB de Villiers
Enjoy
In my heart, international cricket is the way forward. That's where you want to play; that's where the pressure really lies. That's where you make your name. AB de Villiers
You Heart Pressure Cricket Way Lies Name Make Where Want Really Your Forward International Play
Even the thunderous master-blasters, like Andre Russell and MS Dhoni, men who now make scoring more than 20 runs per over look simple, often thrive on the right side of an incredibly slender gap between six and out. They are not more lucky than anyone else. They are more brilliant. AB de Villiers
Simple Brilliant Men Thrive Else Incredibly Side Slender Right Side Out Andre Runs Per Russell More Between Over Like Look Make Scoring Than Often Six Anyone Anyone Else Who Lucky Even Gap Now Right
There are big tournaments going on around the world, and some of them you cannot ignore because, financially, they make a huge difference in our lives. AB de Villiers
You World Big Our Our Lives Financially Some Tournaments Make Because Around Huge Huge Difference Going Difference Cannot Them Ignore Lives
I rest a bit more when I keep. The only thing I have to look after is my back and using different muscle groups. AB de Villiers
Rest Back Bit More Only Look Different The Only Thing After Using Groups Keep Thing Muscle
When I'm fielding at point, I'm running all over that field, and I'm really tired by the end of the innings. AB de Villiers
Tired Field Innings Running Point Over End Really
If I play all the IPL games the whole season, I do get a bit tired towards the end. AB de Villiers
Tired Bit Towards End Get Games Whole Season Play
It would not be right for me to pick and choose where, when, and in what format I play for the Proteas. AB de Villiers
Me Would Pick Pick And Choose Where Format Choose Play Right
I will always be grateful to the coaches and staff of Cricket South Africa for their support through all these years. AB de Villiers
Grateful Will Be Grateful South Africa Cricket Through Support Always Years South Staff Africa Coaches
It's always been about the team; it's never been about myself. AB de Villiers
Myself About Never Always Been Team
There's a lot of reasons I had to move on. Family's definitely a big part of it. And the longevity of my career - I played for 15 years, and I was just tired of the whole international scene. It's quite busy. Very stressful. AB de Villiers
Family Tired Big Move On Busy Definitely Scene Had Part Longevity Years Lot Very Big Part Quite Move Just Reasons International Whole Played Career Stressful
Obviously I want to be there at the end every time, winning games for the team. AB de Villiers
Time Every Every Time Winning Obviously End Want Games Team
You live for those pressure moments. Through an international career, you have ups and downs, but you always feel you are going to be tested in moments like that. It has taken me years to feel comfortable and to feel like I have good composure in those situations. AB de Villiers
Good Me You Ups And Downs Pressure Live Those Composure Through Taken Feel Like Comfortable Always Tested Years Going Situations Ups International Moments Downs Career
I know my game pretty well, and that is the secret to success in most sports. AB de Villiers
Success Game Sports Secret Pretty Know Most Well
It was a bit of a surprise when the national captaincy came my way. AB de Villiers
National Way Bit Came Surprise
My personal goals have always and will always take a backseat to the team. AB de Villiers
Goals Will Backseat Take Always Personal Personal Goals Team
I had a long run as a captain. I had some fantastic ups and also quite a few lows in between. AB de Villiers
Long Few Run Some Long Run Had Between Also Quite Ups In-Between Fantastic Lows Captain
Money wasn't the motivating factor in calling time on my international career and focusing on T20 cricket. If I was here to make as much money as I can, I would be playing 10 to 12 tournaments a year. AB de Villiers
Time Money Year Cricket Focusing Would Would-Be Factor Tournaments Make Calling Motivating As Much Money Much International Here Playing Career
The World Cup is a tough tournament. AB de Villiers
World Tough Tournament Cup World Cup
From a personal standpoint, my ability to play all around the wicket is more mindset than anything else. AB de Villiers
Else Mindset Ability All-Around More Around Than Personal Anything Anything Else Standpoint Play
Captaining South Africa was definitely not one of my goals. AB de Villiers
Goals South Africa Definitely South Africa
I watch the ball, and I just play. I have always said that I don't feel there's a big difference between the three formats. It is just a mindset, applying yourself to the wicket and conditions, and that's always been the way that I have played. AB de Villiers
Yourself Three Big Mindset Way Feel Between Ball Said Always Big Difference Been Conditions Just Difference Formats Play Played Watch Applying
My mindset in all three formats, in any situation, is exactly the same. I just want to get myself in, get myself a nice foundation to hopefully attack and dominate the bowlers. AB de Villiers
Myself Three Situation Nice Mindset Hopefully Exactly Exactly The Same Attack Dominate Get Same Any Just Want Formats Foundation
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