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Geoffrey Boycott
Geoffrey Boycott
British Athlete
Born: Oct 21, 1940
Cancer Had Life Me People World
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Until you've had depression I don't think you're qualified to talk about it. Geoffrey Boycott
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The contribution of Anthony William Greig to English cricket has been underestimated because of his allegiance to Kerry Packer and his choice to recruit players for World Series Cricket while still the England captain. His critics hold that as a black mark against him, which rules out anything else he may have done. Geoffrey Boycott
World Black Cricket Mark Else Rules William Out Has-Been Critics Allegiance Recruit He Underestimated Him Because Still Been His Contribution Done May Hold Anything Anything Else Which While Against Choice England English Captain Series World Series Players Kerry
Unlike cricket, where I reached the top solely down to my own efforts, cancer was not a one-man battle. This time, I couldn't have done it on my own. Without the support and bullying encouragement of my wife Rachael, I would not be here now. Geoffrey Boycott
Time Bullying Battle Cancer Wife Encouragement Own Down Cricket Unlike Top Solely Would One-Man My Own Support Reached Without Efforts Done Where Now Here
The difference between a score in the 90s and a century is often reflected as the difference between failure and success. It may be illogical, but in cricket, a century has its own magic. Geoffrey Boycott
Success Failure Own Cricket Magic Between Score Reflected May Often Difference Century Illogical
When I was playing the game we never had the benefit of TV or video to analyse our techniques or look at faults, we depended on other cricketers to watch us and then tell us what they thought we were doing wrong. Geoffrey Boycott
Game Thought Other Analyse Benefit Our Faults Tell TV Never Had Wrong Look Doing Were Depended Video Then Us Techniques Watch Playing
If Trescothick had tried to get me off the field when batting well, I'd have hit him with my bat. Geoffrey Boycott
Me Field Bat Batting Tried Had Well Him Off Hit Get
I played football for Leeds United under-18s, but at 17 my eyes started to go and I had to wear glasses. The football had to go - there were no contact lenses in 1957. Geoffrey Boycott
Eyes Glasses Wear Had Football Contact Go Were Leeds Lenses United Played Started
I've known people with exceptional talent - and some have wasted it. Ambition spurs a man on. Geoffrey Boycott
Man People Ambition Some Exceptional Talent Known Spurs Wasted
Once I got cancer of the tongue and throat, I realised that stress is a killer and I had to try and get stress out of my life. Geoffrey Boycott
Life Try Cancer Stress My Life Once Killer Out Throat Had Got Get Realised Tongue
Since I had cancer I've realised that every day is a bonus. Geoffrey Boycott
Day Every Day Cancer Every Bonus Had Since Realised
We've got to get the public back into watching Test matches - speeding up the game with innovation is one way forward. Geoffrey Boycott
Game Innovation Speeding Back Way One-Way Matches Got Test Up Get Public Forward Watching
A lot of wasted energy in my life has been spent on sorting out problems and issues at Yorkshire cricket. Of course, I know I made mistakes along the way, but I care passionately about the club - I always have done and always will. Geoffrey Boycott
Life Problems Care Will Made My Life Mistakes Club Energy Cricket Way Spent Out Has-Been About Along Know Course Sorting Always Issues Passionately Been Lot Yorkshire Done Wasted
I was not a political animal; I could not toady up to the committee men, pour drinks down their necks at the bar, and make them feel important. I was too focused on the cricket. Geoffrey Boycott
Animal Political Men Pour Important Down Too Cricket Focused Could Drinks Feel Make Political Animal Up Committee Bar Them Necks
During the time I didn't play for England, they were losing Test matches, and the Yorkshire committee were telling me that I should be batting for my country. Then, when I decided to make myself available to play for England again in 1977, and Yorkshire lost a couple of matches in my absence, they criticised me for not being there. Geoffrey Boycott
Time Myself Me Losing Country Lost Batting Telling Absence Couple Make Matches Test Were Yorkshire Committee Being Decided Again Available Then Should England Being There Play
'Boycott caused all the trouble,' they say, as if I could have canvassed all those people personally to take a stand in 1983. Nonsense! The committee were the ones with the power to make the decisions, not me. They started the unrest, they did the sackings, and they reaped what they sowed. Geoffrey Boycott
Me People Trouble Power Say Those Could Unrest Take Make Boycott Nonsense Caused Were Did Committee Decisions Personally If I Could Stand They Say Started
Good scores are valuable, but centuries stick in the mind. There are influential people who might not notice a good innings of 60 or 70, but they will react if you get a hundred. Geoffrey Boycott
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