29 ordspråk av Richie Benaud
Richie Benaud
If it was me, I probably wouldn't be saying anything.
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It's my view, and people may disagree with it, that this series shades that tour. And that's saying something.
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Let's just say that at 74 I'm in the mindset that, having been free-to-air, I want to stay free-to-air.
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Morning Geoffrey, morning Mark... morning everyone..
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My mantra is: put your brain into gear and if you can add to what's on the screen then do it, otherwise shut up,
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Thank you for having me. It's been absolutely marvelous. I've loved every moment of it.
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The hallmark of a great captain is the ability to win the toss, at the right time.
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The key thing was to learn the value of economy with words and to never insult the viewer by telling them what they can already see.
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The last two years have been the best cricket I've watched in 57 years,
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The last two years have been the best I've watched and commented on in 57 years, ... The most exciting, skilful, and with wonderful fielding.
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The slow-motion replay doesn't show how fast the ball was really travelling.
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They hammered the point home to never ever say 'we'. And I never forgot it and it stayed with me for all those years...to say 'we' sounded both stupid and parochial.
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We first met during the formation of World Series cricket. There was never anything mundane or orthodox about him. At the meeting I had with him, the thing that struck me most was that he was concerned only with the players. It was his job to put (the poor state of cricket) right, and put it right he did. He was absolutely brilliant.
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Well, Bruce Reid is not the worst batsman there is at international level ? but those who are worse would not need to hire the Myer Music Bowl to hold a convention.
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