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AB de Villiers
South African
Athlete
Born:
Feb 17
,
1984
Always
Been
Cricket
Game
Will
You
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Test cricket is the ultimate challenge.
AB de Villiers
Challenge
Cricket
Test
Ultimate
Yes, I would have loved to win it, but I have great memories from World Cups. The 2007 tournament - my first - was very special.
AB de Villiers
Great
Memories
World
Win
First
Would
Great Memories
Tournament
Yes
Cups
Very
Loved
Special
World Cups
If you pick up that information, the first metre or two, the ball coming out of the hand, you can analyse what's coming.
AB de Villiers
You
First
Analyse
Out
Pick
Ball
Coming
Hand
Up
Information
Two
It's never been about my own runs. If I can score as many as possible to get us into a position to win, then I'll be a very happy man.
AB de Villiers
Man
Happy
Win
Own
Possible
Runs
About
My Own
Never
Been
Score
Very
Get
Happy Man
Then
Us
Many
Position
I don't really like attention too much.
AB de Villiers
Too Much
Too
Attention
Like
Much
Really
I know nothing will compare to that feeling of scoring hundreds in a big game.
AB de Villiers
Game
Will
Feeling
Big
Nothing
Hundreds
Know
Scoring
Compare
I've always kept it very simple. I'm a big believer that basics stay the same for all the formats.
AB de Villiers
Simple
Big
Stay
Big Believer
Always
Very
Same
Formats
Believer
Basics
Kept
I don't overthink things.
AB de Villiers
Things
I know Test cricket is more about endurance. T20 is more about innovating, creating, and the energy at the wicket.
AB de Villiers
Energy
Cricket
About
More
Know
Test
Endurance
Creating
I know what makes me good, and it's not a bat.
AB de Villiers
Good
Me
Bat
Know
Makes
I think I have a natural hitting ability.
AB de Villiers
Natural
Think
Ability
Hitting
It's not really part of the game to say, 'Oh, it's a batter's game; it's a batter's game' - I don't know why it goes on. It's a beautiful game that's greatly competitive between bat and ball.
AB de Villiers
Beautiful
Game
Bat
Say
Batter
Part
Between
Know
Ball
Greatly
Goes
Oh
Really
Why
Competitive
You represent your country - that's the biggest honour ever. I had the privilege of doing that for more than 14 years.
AB de Villiers
You
Country
Honour
More
Had
Doing
Years
Privilege
Than
Represent
Biggest
Your
Ever
Every wicket you play on is different.
AB de Villiers
You
Every
Different
Play
We all grow up dreaming of playing international cricket.
AB de Villiers
Cricket
Dreaming
Up
International
Grow
Grow Up
Playing
I announced my retirement from international cricket in May 2018 because I wanted to reduce my workload and spend more time with my wife and young sons. Some have insisted I was motivated purely by money. They are wrong.
AB de Villiers
Time
Money
Wife
Young
Cricket
Spend
Some
Purely
Insisted
More
Wrong
Sons
Retirement
Announced
Because
Reduce
Motivated
May
Wanted
International
I have been massively proud to have played for and, indeed, captain my country on the cricket field.
AB de Villiers
Country
Field
Cricket
Indeed
Massively
Proud
Been
Captain
Played
There are so many dreams that I'd like to follow.
AB de Villiers
Dreams
Follow
Like
Many
It's a huge honour to play my 100th Test, and I never in my life thought I'll be in this kind of position.
AB de Villiers
Life
Thought
My Life
Honour
Kind
Never
Test
Huge
Play
Position
I'm not a nice guy on the field, and I've never really respected a guy who's been a 'nice guy' on the field. I want opposition to be hard, to play to win the game for their team.
AB de Villiers
Game
Win
Field
Nice
Respected
Guy
Never
Been
Opposition
Want
Really
Hard
Team
Nice Guy
Play
An IPL match may be decided when the ball passes inches beyond the grasp of a fielder on the boundary or when a direct hit catches a batsman inches short of the crease.
AB de Villiers
Direct
Boundary
Beyond
Match
Ball
Passes
Hit
May
Short
Decided
Inches
Grasp
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