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Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook
English Athlete
Born: Dec 25, 1984
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I love the individual sport stuff but the experiences I've had with some great people over 12 or 15 years are what makes is special. That individual thing: me versus the bowler is great but you get that team feeling as well and that's why it suits me so well. Alastair Cook
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Nobody walks over me, ever, and no-one will walk over me, ever. Alastair Cook
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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. Alastair Cook
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I'm not some little soft touch. I will never take a backward step when batting, but I want to be respected as a nice guy, too. Alastair Cook
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I don't think you have to be this macho man all the time, just because you play sport. Alastair Cook
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In one sense, what happens for me outside of cricket gives me that break - the farming means I have a really different life outside of cricket; it's not just cricket, cricket, cricket for 12 months of the year. Alastair Cook
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The England captaincy job, after 50-odd games, has found out what kind of leader I am in terms of a person. It's made me feel far more confident in terms of talking to a group in any situation. But it has taken me a long time to feel like I've been doing it naturally. Alastair Cook
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The most important opinions to me are those that belong to the guys in the changing room. Alastair Cook
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The beauty of cricket is that there are so many different opinions as to the best way to do something and at times it is easier to see something when you're not emotionally involved in the game and not responsible for the decision. You can go and have a cup of tea and look at it from a different point of view. Alastair Cook
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When you step out of the team environment you think, 'Wow, I'm England captain and we've just won the Ashes.' Alastair Cook
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The atmosphere and the first days of Test matches against Australia are incredible. Alastair Cook
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Everyone has technical issues - you have them until you die - but you have to be aware of them in a certain way. Alastair Cook
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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. Alastair Cook
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I'm a country boy at heart. I love it when you've got your boots on and you're standing in three inches of cow muck. Alastair Cook
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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. Alastair Cook
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My girlfriend comes from a farming background and I spend a lot of time at her farm doing farming stuff. When you're pulling lambs out, or weighing them or worming them or doing whatever you do to sheep you're not thinking about Brett Lee. Alastair Cook
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Playing for England is such a huge honour - it should always remain that. Alastair Cook
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If you have lost matches and not played to potential, criticism will come your way. Critics and media will say what they see and take you on. They will say things which you might not like to hear. But that's professional sport. Alastair Cook
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Alex Hales has tightened up his game from South Africa and learned about Test cricket. It's great when you see someone who doesn't quite nail it, but goes away and works away at it, come back a person who understands more about Test cricket. Alastair Cook
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