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Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow
English Athlete
Born: Sep 26, 1989
Been Dad Game Me Time You
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When Dad passed away, grandpa took on that mantle of teaching me how to tackle at football or taking me and mum to cricket. Jonny Bairstow
Me Cricket Took Tackle Football Taking How Passed Grandpa Mantle Teaching Dad Mum Away
Even with Yorkshire I had 19 fifties before I got my first hundred. Jonny Bairstow
First Before Hundred Had Got Yorkshire Fifties Even
A hundred for England is special and there's a lot of emotion and a lot of hard work involved in getting back on the field. No one sees the hard work and all the time with the ice machines in rehab. Jonny Bairstow
Work Hard Work Time Field Rehab Back Hundred Machines Sees Emotion No-One Involved Lot Getting Ice Hard Special England
I don't think there have been many dull celebrations after any of my hundreds for England. It's been an emotional time for me over the last few weeks. Interpret them as you wish. Jonny Bairstow
Time Me You Wish Few Think Hundreds Weeks Emotional Over Been Dull Celebrations Any After Them England Many Interpret Last
If you suddenly go striving for different things from what have stood you in good stead over a period of time then you're searching for something that you are probably not going to find. Jonny Bairstow
Time Good You Striving Find Stead Something Over Period Go Going Stood Different Then Different Things Suddenly Searching Things
Well, I grew up in a certain way, through the experiences that I had, so I don't know how I would have turned out had things been different. Jonny Bairstow
Way Out Would Through Had Know Well How Been Up Different Experiences Grew Turned Certain Certain Way Things
Who says we can't win the World Cup and the Ashes in the same year? Oh yes we can. It all goes back to my motto in life: Be proud of how far you've come - and have faith in how far you can still go. Jonny Bairstow
Life Faith You World Win Year Back Says My Motto Come Proud How How Far Still Go Cup Yes Motto Same Goes Oh Ashes Far Who World Cup
You look at the challenges that have been put in front of me as a cricketer over a period of time. There have been quite a few. I'd like to think I've come through most of them. Jonny Bairstow
Time Me You Challenges Few Think Through Put Over Come Like Look Most Period Been Front Quite Them
Most people believe their family is special. I know mine is. Jonny Bairstow
Family People Believe Mine Know Most Special
I'm a bit taller too because I've got Mum's legs and Dad was a bit more squat and well-built than me. My brother Andrew is a bit more like Dad. Jonny Bairstow
Me Too Bit Andrew Brother More Like Because Taller Got Than Squat Legs Dad Mum
I've learnt a lot about Dad from going around the world and listening to other people. Whether I've been in Australia, the Caribbean, Leeds, Scarborough or London there's always someone who's got a story about him. Jonny Bairstow
People World Listening Other Caribbean London About Someone Him Around Always Got Learnt Been Lot Leeds Australia Going Story Whether Dad
If you're constantly striving for questions that are never going to be answered, then you're only being detrimental to your own mental health. Jonny Bairstow
Health You Mental Health Own Striving Constantly Mental Only Detrimental Never Answered Questions Going Being Then Your
Mum never made an excuse, even when she had cancer and had a lot on her plate. You have to have huge admiration for the way she brought us up. Jonny Bairstow
You Cancer Made Way Admiration Brought Never Had Excuse She Lot Huge Up Us Plate Even Mum Her
You think of what might have been different if dad had been around, or how I might have turned out as a person. You just don't know. I might not even be playing cricket. Jonny Bairstow
You Think Cricket Out Had Know Around How Been Person Just Different Might Turned Even Dad Playing
You go out onto the playing field every time to win and you will do all you can to do that, but not at all costs and especially not to cheat. Jonny Bairstow
Time You Win Will Field Every Every Time Out Costs Onto Cheat Go Playing Playing Field
If your game is to take everything on then you have to stick with that and if it's your game to get out of the way of the short ball then that's what you do. Jonny Bairstow
You Game Everything Way Out Take Stick Ball Get Short Then Your
I do enjoy fielding in the deep and I enjoy engaging with the crowd. Jonny Bairstow
Enjoy Crowd Engaging Deep
The 20th anniversary of my dad David's death coincided with my 50th Test cap and for it to be my mum Janet's birthday, too, made it an emotional few days. It was not an easy week, being the Pink Test and my mum having had breast cancer twice. Jonny Bairstow
Death Birthday Cancer Made Few Too Easy Having Week David Emotional Had Anniversary Days Test Pink Being Cap Breast Cancer Dad Twice Mum
Get picked for an Ashes Test at Lord's and you know you're going to meet the Queen. She arrived before the start of our game against Australia in 2013 and we lined up for inspection like the household cavalry on Horse Guards Parade. Jonny Bairstow
You Game Queen Before Guards Meet Our Parade Inspection Horse Picked Like Know She Household Lord Test Arrived Lined Cavalry Up Australia Get Going Against Ashes Start
I've been through practices during which I've felt as though medieval torture would have been easier. Jonny Bairstow
Easier Though Would Torture Through Practices Felt Been Which Medieval
In my head I'm talking all the time. Jonny Bairstow
Time Head Talking
When my dad died, I was eight. Becky was seven. My mum had cancer, the first of two bouts that she's fought and beaten. Jonny Bairstow
Cancer First Seven Beaten Had She Died Eight Dad Fought Mum Two
I've always tried to honour my dad and what he did for Yorkshire, which for him frequently meant putting the county's cause before his own. But my late boyhood, my early teens and my adolescence were full of net sessions and practice drills he never witnessed, ups and downs he never knew about and matches he never saw. Jonny Bairstow
Cause Ups And Downs Practice Before Own Late Teens Saw Honour Tried About Net Adolescence Drills Never He Knew Putting County Him Frequently Matches Witnessed Always Boyhood Were His Did Yorkshire Ups Which Meant Full Dad Downs Early
I was a fortnight away from my 16th birthday when the fabled 2005 Ashes series ended. My hero-worship throughout it belonged to Ian Bell - though I don't think I've ever made that abundantly clear to him. Jonny Bairstow
Birthday Made Think Though Throughout Clear Abundant Him Ended Ashes Fortnight Series Away Ever Bell Belonged
Yorkshire knew how important Scarborough was for me. So I was awarded my county cap there in 2011. That first cap is one of the most precious things I own. The club didn't tell me that I'd be receiving it, but instead tipped off my mum, making sure she saw the presentation. Jonny Bairstow
Me First Important Own Club Saw Tell Knew Instead Most County She Sure How Making Off Precious Precious Things Yorkshire Cap Awarded Mum Things Receiving Presentation
My dad is never far from my thoughts. A place, a game, an incident somewhere or an unexpected word from someone can trigger a memory, which then triggers another, and suddenly I'm thinking about him, if only for a minute or two. Jonny Bairstow
Thoughts Game Memory Word Somewhere Thinking Trigger Triggers Minute About Someone Only Never Him Another Unexpected Place Which Far Then Incident Dad Suddenly Two
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