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The chairmen of the largest companies in the world can cancel an appointment or move a board meeting; a manager cannot change the date of a game. In the combined 42 years that Sir Alex Ferguson and Arsene Wenger have managed in English football, I can only remember one occasion when Sir Alex did not attend a Manchester United game.
Howard Wilkinson
Game
Change
World
Remember
Meeting
Only
Date
Football
Attend
Combined
Occasion
Years
Ferguson
Sir
Did
Cancel
Manager
Manchester
Manchester United
Move
Cannot
Board
English
Companies
English Football
United
Largest
Appointment
Alex
Gary Speed was honourable, trustworthy and a joy to manage. He was honest, he was a role model and he was a great bloke. An avid learner, he recognised responsibility and he was always fully committed.
Howard Wilkinson
Great
Joy
Responsibility
Speed
Honourable
Recognised
He
Learner
Always
Bloke
Trustworthy
Model
Role
Role Model
Manage
Committed
Avid
Fully
Gary
Honest
You can go to the pictures or read a book, but football constantly comes back into your mind. It's not a job, it's a life. It takes up your time, thoughts and energy and it can damage relationships with those around you.
Howard Wilkinson
Life
Time
Thoughts
You
Book
Mind
Job
Energy
Back
Relationships
Those
Constantly
Football
Takes
Pictures
Read
Around
Go
Up
Your
Damage
We have to keep our feet on ground, stay humble, and collect all praise, well-wishes, and prayers because these will help us in future.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Future
Humble
Will
Our
Collect
Stay
Feet
Because
Praise
Prayers
Us
Ground
Help
Keep
Every team goes through a lean patch.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Every
Through
Lean
Patch
Goes
Team
Imran never lost faith in us as players, individually and as a team, and that gave us the confidence to win. He was a leader par excellence, and Pakistan have seen none like him.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Faith
Confidence
Win
Seen
Leader
Lost
Gave
Par
Excellence
Never
He
Individually
Like
Him
None
Us
Team
Pakistan
Players
Being chief selector has been the most challenging role of my cricket career, as I was heavily criticised for my decisions, and I couldn't respond much.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Cricket
Respond
Has-Been
Most
Been
Chief
Role
Being
Decisions
Much
Challenging
Career
The pressures of playing in the World Cup are different, but it was because we coped with them in 1992 under Imran Khan's guidance and influence that we won the Cup.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Guidance
World
Khan
Pressures
Because
Cup
Won
Influence
Different
Them
World Cup
Playing
I have told the PCB that I want total independence to work with a free mind and pick the best players, and they have assured me it will be done.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Work
Best
Me
Mind
Will
Independence
Free
Assured
Total
Pick
Done
Want
Players
I want to develop an atmosphere where the selectors, captain, and coach are on the same page because, unless this happens, there will be no turnaround in our cricket.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Will
Cricket
Our
Unless
Atmosphere
Develop
Because
Same
Same Page
Where
Want
Happens
Turnaround
Coach
Page
Captain
I have one regret that whenever I look at the list of world's leading scorers, I don't see any Pakistani who has scored 10,000 Test runs; even I couldn't do it ,nor Muhammad Yousuf.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Regret
World
Runs
See
Leading
Look
Test
Nor
List
Any
Whenever
Muhammad
Who
Even
Pakistani
It's up to the individual to decide when he wants to quit.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Individual
He
Up
Quit
Decide
Wants
What I intend to do is to launch a batting academy. I have been a batsman throughout my life, and I can't open a bowling academy after all!
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Life
My Life
Batting
Launch
Throughout
Open
Academy
Bowling
Been
Intend
After
I am happy and satisfied at the end of my career, but not much. Yes, I would have loved to leave the stage in a better way.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Happy
Better
Stage
Satisfied
Way
Would
Better Way
Am
Leave
End
Yes
Loved
Much
Career
When I look back and think about it, I feel my career was fairly good but, certainly, not tremendous.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Good
Think
Tremendous
Back
About
Feel
Look
Fairly
Certainly
Career
Once you reach the knockout stage of a World Cup, the team that holds its nerves wins.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
You
World
Stage
Once
Nerves
Wins
Reach
Cup
Holds
Team
World Cup
I have had a fulfilling career for Pakistan, although our poor performance in the 2007 World Cup would remain the lowest point of my career.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
World
Our
Would
Remain
Point
Had
Performance
Although
Cup
Poor
Fulfilling
Lowest
Pakistan
World Cup
Career
Frankly speaking, the pleasure and satisfaction you get after performing against India you don't get against any team, and if you ask the Indian players, they would have similar sentiments.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
You
Pleasure
Frankly
Would
India
Indian
Similar
Performing
Get
Any
After
Against
Ask
Sentiments
Speaking
Team
Satisfaction
Players
The thing that forced me to think about my retirement was that I had played my cricket with honour and distinction, and I did not want to put myself in a position where I was considered a liability or unwanted by the selectors.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Myself
Me
Unwanted
Think
Cricket
Considered
Honour
Distinction
About
Had
Put
Retirement
Forced
Did
Where
Want
Thing
Played
Liability
Position
If someone drops a catch, and I get angry, will that catch come back to us? It won't. Therefore, it is better to be cool, because that helps in better performance.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Angry
Better
Will
Back
Someone
Catch
Drops
Performance
Come
Because
Get
Us
Cool
Therefore
Helps
When you have confidence, the atmosphere in the dressing room also improves.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
You
Confidence
Atmosphere
Dressing
Dressing Room
Also
Improves
Room
If people remember me as one who contributed to Pakistan's cricket, I will feel good. If people say good things, it makes me feel happy.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Good
Me
Happy
Feel Good
People
Good Things
Remember
Will
Cricket
Say
People Say
Remember Me
Feel
Makes
Who
Pakistan
Things
I am a great admirer of Yuvraj and Kaif. They have generally been able to pick up the scoring when they come to bat at numbers six and seven. They also are livewires in the field.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Great
Field
Bat
Seven
Admirer
Able
Generally
Pick
Come
Also
Am
Been
Scoring
Up
Six
Numbers
I'm ready to accept the pressures of captaincy.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pressures
Accept
Ready
We can't take such unfair criticism. It would be difficult for me to continue as captain if this unhealthy trend of demoralising the team after a few bad performances continues.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Me
Trend
Criticism
Few
Unfair
Difficult
Bad
Would
Would-Be
Take
Performance
Continue
After
Unhealthy
Team
Captain
I am not a big supporter of sledging or insults that are hurled at you. But I don't mind if a bowler glares or stares at the batsmen. During my career, I have faced these situations numerous times.
Inzamam-ul-Haq
You
Mind
Big
Numerous
Numerous Times
Faced
Supporter
Bowler
Insults
Am
Times
Situations
Career
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